PLANTS Profile for Meehania cordata (Meehan's mint)

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PLANTS Profile

Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton
Meehan's mint

Symbol:

MECO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton

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Distribution:
Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton


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USA (IL, KY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 1 species in Meehania

Classification:
Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Meehania Britton – meehania
Species	Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton – Meehan's mint

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
heart-leafed meehania		Endangered
Tennessee:
heartleaf meehania		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 503731.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 10:30 AM CDT