conradina verticillata
12-22-2016

Conradina verticillata

Conradina verticillata NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.

ITIS Reports — Conradina verticillata ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. When it is not flowering, Cumberland rosemary may resemble other plants with needlelike leaves such as Aster linariifoliusHypericum densiflorum, and Pycnanthemum tenuifolium. However, none of these other plants have a rosemary aroma

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Cumberland rosemary is a shrub which grows about 50 cm high. It has needle-like leaves with an aromatic scent that resembles rosemary. Its flowers are lavender, purple, and more rarely, white. They are 1–2 cm long, with darker spots in the center. In profile, the flowers may have an “S” shape due to the curving of the floral cup. Cumberland rosemary has a bilabiate calyx, 7–9 mm long, with a glandular-hairy surface.

It may be hard to distinguish individual Cumberland rosemary plants by eye. What looks like separate plants can actually be one sprawling plant. This is because Cumberland rosemary’s stems fall over when they grow higher than 30 cm. These horizontal branches will root at the nodes and grow new (vertical) stems. Because the plant lives in a gravelly environment with periodic flooding, sand and rocks can cover up these horizontal connections.

Detailed information
Full Name: Cumberland rosemary (Conradina verticillata)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Flowering Plants
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 11/29/1991 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Cumberland rosemary, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Kentucky , Tennessee
  • US Counties in which the Cumberland rosemary, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
Federal register documents
Date
Citation Page
Title
07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
11/29/1991 56 FR 60937 60941 ETWP; Conradina Verticillata (Cumberland Rosemary) Determined To Be Threatened
01/18/1991 56 FR 1967 1971 ETWP; Conradina verticillata (Cumberland Rosemary) Proposed as Threatened; 56 FR 1967 1971
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Cumberland rosemary.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
07/12/1996 Cumberland Rosemary View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
07/12/1996 Cumberland Rosemary View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
Date
Title
06/06/2011 Cumberland Rosebmary 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
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