A page for wildflower and hiking enthusiast. A lot of my pictures, both wildflowers and scenery, come from the beautiful Tennessee State Parks. I use the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center for my description of native plants. All non-native plants will use someone else for the description.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Lopseed (Phryma leptostachya)
Perennial herb 15-36" tall with hairy, 4-angled, purplish stems. Leaves opposite, simple, ovate 2-6" long and 1/2 as wide, petioled, hairy serrate. Flowers are small, pale purple, pink or white about 0.25" long, upper lip straight and notched, lower lip longer and 3-lobed. Bloom time June-August. Found in rich, mesic woods. The flowers open 2 at a time, traveling up the stem.
Perennial herb 15-36" tall with hairy, 4-angled, purplish stems. Leaves opposite, simple, ovate 2-6" long and 1/2 as wide, petioled, hairy serrate. Flowers are small, pale purple, pink or white about 0.25" long, upper lip straight and notched, lower lip longer and 3-lobed. Bloom time June-August. Found in rich, mesic woods. The flowers open 2 at a time, traveling up the stem.
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