Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyl.
Detail
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyl.
- Common Name
- Crested Latesummer Mint, Vietnamese Balm
- Synonym(s)
- Sideritis ciliata Thunb.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyl.
- Comments
- First found in Virginia in October, 2018, in a very disturbed area and adjacent roadside in oak-dominated hardwoods on Sinking Creek Mtn. This introduced, Asiatic species is, apparently, beginning to spread in the central Appalachian region; it is more frequent in New England.
- Habitat
- Bare, open, disturbed ground and other ruderal habitats.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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