Index / Search / Physostegia virginiana
§1 Plant
Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth.
vernacular obedient plant — species · Lamiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Lamiaceae Martinov
- Genus
- Physostegia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 873 counties across 34 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 873 counties across 34 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Arkansas 05001
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Carroll 05015
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Craighead 05031
- Faulkner 05045
- Fulton 05049
- Izard 05065
- Lawrence 05075
- Logan 05083
- Lonoke 05085
- Marion 05089
- Miller 05091
- Poinsett 05111
- Polk 05113
- Prairie 05117
- Pulaski 05119
- Searcy 05129
- Sharp 05135
- Stone 05137
- Union 05139
- Washington 05143
- Yell 05149
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 16 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 84 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Boone 17007
- Brown 17009
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- De Witt 17039
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edgar 17045
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Ford 17053
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Iroquois 17075
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Lee 17103
- Livingston 17105
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Mason 17125
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Moultrie 17139
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Putnam 17155
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Stephenson 17177
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Whiteside 17195
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Winnebago 17201
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 50 N ▾
- Adams 18001
- Allen 18003
- Benton 18007
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Daviess 18027
- Decatur 18031
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Fulton 18049
- Gibson 18051
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Huntington 18069
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Kosciusko 18085
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Marshall 18099
- Montgomery 18107
- Newton 18111
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Porter 18127
- Posey 18129
- Pulaski 18131
- Putnam 18133
- Randolph 18135
- Ripley 18137
- Rush 18139
- St. Joseph 18141
- Starke 18149
- Sullivan 18153
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Tipton 18159
- Vermillion 18165
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Wayne 18177
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
Iowa view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Cherokee 20021
- Clay 20027
- Cloud 20029
- Coffey 20031
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Jackson 20085
- Labette 20099
- Linn 20107
- Marshall 20117
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Riley 20161
- Shawnee 20177
- Washington 20201
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 46 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Boyle 21021
- Bracken 21023
- Bullitt 21029
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Casey 21045
- Clark 21049
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henderson 21101
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Larue 21123
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCracken 21145
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
- Acadia 22001
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Bienville 22013
- Calcasieu 22019
- Cameron 22023
- Claiborne 22027
- Concordia 22029
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- Franklin 22041
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Tangipahoa 22105
- Union 22111
- West Feliciana 22125
- Winn 22127
Maine view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Allegan 26005
- Alpena 26007
- Bay 26017
- Benzie 26019
- Berrien 26021
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Delta 26041
- Dickinson 26043
- Genesee 26049
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Iosco 26069
- Isabella 26073
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Menominee 26109
- Midland 26111
- Monroe 26115
- Oakland 26125
- Ogemaw 26129
- Ottawa 26139
- Saginaw 26145
- Shiawassee 26155
- St. Joseph 26149
- Tuscola 26157
- Washtenaw 26161
- Wayne 26163
Minnesota view state ↗ 57 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Anoka 27003
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Blue Earth 27013
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Douglas 27041
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Lincoln 27081
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- Meeker 27093
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Nicollet 27103
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Red Lake 27125
- Rice 27131
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sherburne 27141
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Swift 27151
- Todd 27153
- Wabasha 27157
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
Mississippi view state ↗ 13 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cedar 29039
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Henry 29083
- Holt 29087
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Schuyler 29197
- Shannon 29203
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
Nebraska view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 5 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Mexico view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 25 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Allegany 36003
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Herkimer 36043
- Madison 36053
- Nassau 36059
- Oneida 36065
- Ontario 36069
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Saratoga 36091
- Suffolk 36103
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Chatham 37037
- Chowan 37041
- Columbus 37047
- Davidson 37057
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Graham 37075
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Macon 37113
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Montgomery 37123
- Orange 37135
- Person 37145
- Randolph 37151
- Rutherford 37161
- Stanly 37167
- Transylvania 37175
- Watauga 37189
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 68 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Ashland 39005
- Ashtabula 39007
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Butler 39017
- Champaign 39021
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Crawford 39033
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Darke 39037
- Delaware 39041
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Fayette 39047
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Geauga 39055
- Greene 39057
- Hamilton 39061
- Hancock 39063
- Henry 39069
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Logan 39091
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Marion 39101
- Medina 39103
- Mercer 39107
- Miami 39109
- Monroe 39111
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Ottawa 39123
- Paulding 39125
- Perry 39127
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Putnam 39137
- Richland 39139
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Seneca 39147
- Shelby 39149
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Van Wert 39161
- Warren 39165
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
- Williams 39171
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Oklahoma view state ↗ 15 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Columbia 42037
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Lancaster 42071
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Mercer 42085
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Schuylkill 42107
- Sullivan 42113
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 5 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Campbell 47013
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Grundy 47061
- Haywood 47075
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Marion 47115
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Sequatchie 47153
- Shelby 47157
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Union 47173
- Washington 47179
- White 47185
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Arlington 51013
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Carroll 51035
- Chesterfield 51041
- Fairfax 51059
- Floyd 51063
- Franklin 51067
- Giles 51071
- Grayson 51077
- Henrico 51087
- King and Queen 51097
- Lee 51105
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Pulaski 51155
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Russell 51167
- Smyth 51173
- Southampton 51175
- Tazewell 51185
- Washington 51191
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Braxton 54007
- Fayette 54019
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Monongalia 54061
- Monroe 54063
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wetzel 54103
Wisconsin view state ↗ 60 N ▾
- Adams 55001
- Ashland 55003
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Buffalo 55011
- Burnett 55013
- Calumet 55015
- Chippewa 55017
- Clark 55019
- Columbia 55021
- Crawford 55023
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Eau Claire 55035
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Grant 55043
- Green 55045
- Green Lake 55047
- Iowa 55049
- Jackson 55053
- Jefferson 55055
- Kenosha 55059
- Kewaunee 55061
- La Crosse 55063
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Manitowoc 55071
- Marathon 55073
- Marinette 55075
- Marquette 55077
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Monroe 55081
- Oconto 55083
- Outagamie 55087
- Ozaukee 55089
- Pepin 55091
- Pierce 55093
- Polk 55095
- Portage 55097
- Racine 55101
- Richland 55103
- Rock 55105
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- Sheboygan 55117
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Waukesha 55133
- Waupaca 55135
- Waushara 55137
- Winnebago 55139
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/PHVI8 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2926572 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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