About Dicerandra linearifolia (Elliott) Benth.
Dicerandra linearifolia, commonly known as coastal plain balm, is a species in the genus Dicerandra. It is native to the Southeastern Coastal Plain of the United States, and it has the widest distribution of any species in the Dicerandra genus. Its range extends from Alabama in the west to southern Georgia in the east, and reaches south to the Florida Panhandle. The species' range ends abruptly at the pine barrens ecosystem along the Fall Line in southwestern Georgia. Dicerandra linearifolia has two recognized varieties: Dicerandra linearifolia var. linearifolia, and Dicerandra linearifolia var. robustior. Both varieties are native to sand hill habitats.
