Carolina Birds-In-A-Nest

(Macbridea caroliniana)

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Description

Macbridea caroliniana-is a species of flowering plant in the-mint family-known by the common names-Carolina birds-in-a-nest-and-Carolina bogmint. It one of only two species in the genus-Macbridea, and though distributed over a wider range than-Macbridea alba, apparently still quite rare. It occurs in swamp forests of the-Atlantic coastal plain, and is documented in-North Carolina,-South Carolina, and-Georgia, though undocumented reports exist for-Florida,-Alabama, and-Mississippi.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Genus:Macbridea
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