Dicerandra modesta

Dicerandra modesta is a species of Dicerandra endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge in Central Florida, United States. It is commonly known as blushing scrub balm.^[3] It is a listed state and federal endangered species. It is known only from a few populations in Polk County, Florida.^[4] It grows in scrub and sand hills.^[1]

Dicerandra modesta
Conservation status
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Dicerandra
Species:	D. modesta
Binomial name
Dicerandra modesta (Huck) Huck
Synonyms[2]
Dicerandra frutescens ssp. modesta Huck

D. modesta grows up to 12 in (30 cm) tall. Leaves are oblong to oblanceolate with a minty fragrance.^[3] D. modesta was originally described as a subspecies of D. frutescens.^[4] It was suggested as a species in 2008^[5] based on molecular phylogenetic data indicating that it was more closely related to D. thinicola and D. immaculata var. immaculata than D. frutescens^[6] despite a disjunct distribution and morphological differences.^[5]

References

1. NatureServe (5 April 2024). "Dicerandra modesta". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
2. "Dicerandra modesta (Huck) Huck". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
3. Hammer, Roger L. (2016). Central Florida Wildflowers: A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Lake Wales Ridge, Ocala National Forest, Disney Wilderness Preserve, and More than 60 State Parks and Preserves. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 64. ISBN 9781493022168.
4. Huck, Robin B. (2001-01-01). "Two New Infraspecific Taxa in Florida Dicerandra (Labiatae)". Novon. 11 (4): 417–420. doi:10.2307/3393153. JSTOR 3393153. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
5. Huck, Robin B. (2008). "DICERANDRA MODESTA (LAMIACEAE): RAISE IN RANK FOR A DISJUNCT PERENNIAL IN A NEW COASTAL CLADE IN FLORIDA". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 2 (2): 1163–1164. S2CID 181696130. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
6. Oliveira, Luiz O.; Huck, Robin B.; Gitzendanner, Matthew A.; Judd, Walter S.; Soltis, Douglas E.; Soltis, Pamela S. (2007). "Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and systematics of Dicerandra (Lamiaceae), a genus endemic to the southeastern United States". American Journal of Botany. 94 (6): 1017–1027. doi:10.3732/ajb.94.6.1017.