[The Mint Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Western False Dragonhead, Physostegia, Purple Dragonhead, Western Lion's Heart

Physostegia parviflora

Synonym: Dracocephalum nuttallii

Western False Dragonhead, Purple Dragonhead, Western Lion's Heart: Physostegia parviflora (Synonym: Dracocephalum nuttallii)

Western false dragonhead as seen on a gravel beach along the Columbia River north of Richland, Washington............October 2, 2012. Most of the plants near this location have been planted out to increase the population of this attractive species, although a few native populations still exist.

Flower of Western False Dragonhead, Purple Dragonhead, Western Lion's Heart: Physostegia parviflora (Synonym: Dracocephalum nuttallii) - Close-up sideview of the flowers of Western False Dragonhead, Purple Dragonhead, Western Lion's Heart: Physostegia parviflora (Synonym: Dracocephalum nuttallii)

Western False Dragonhead, Purple Dragonhead, Western Lion's Heart: Physostegia parviflora (Synonym: Dracocephalum nuttallii) - Habitat of Western False Dragonhead, Purple Dragonhead, Western Lion's Heart: Physostegia parviflora (Synonym: Dracocephalum nuttallii)

Western false dragonhead as seen on a gravel beach along the Columbia River north of Richland, Washington............October 2, 2012. Most of the plants near this location have been planted out to increase the population of this attractive species, although a few native populations still exist.

Paul Slichter