Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
June - July
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
August - September
Canada Germander is a perennial that has inflorescences in 5–20 cm spikes which flower from the bottom up. Its flowers vary in color from purplish to pink to creamy. The flowers have large, shelf-like lower lips which serve as platforms for pollinating insects. Both its stamens and stigmas are well exerted from the flower corollas. The stamens are the first to mature, followed by the stigmas which are split in two at the end.
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10 July 2022
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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10 July 2022
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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26 June 2023
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA
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