Caryopteris

Caryopteris (bluebeard; Chinese: 莸属 you shu) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae (formerly often placed in the family Verbenaceae). They are native to east Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia). They are herbaceous plants or small shrubs growing to 1–4 m tall. The leaves are opposite, simple ovate to lanceolate, with an entire or crenate margin; they are often aromatic. The blue or white flowers are pollinated by butterflies and bumblebees. The fruit is a four-valved capsule containing four seeds. Species Caryopteris forrestii Diels – Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan Caryopteris glutinosa Rehd. – Sichuan Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq. – Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang Caryopteris jinshajiangensis Y.K.Yang & X.D.Cong – Yunnan Caryopteris mongholica Bunge – Mongolia, Gansu, Hebei, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shanxi Caryopteris tangutica Maxim. – Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan Caryopteris trichosphaera W.W.Smith – Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan formerly included Caryopteris aureoglandulosa (Vaniot) C. Y. Wu = Schnabelia aureoglandulosa (Vaniot) P.D.Cantino Caryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb. = Pseudocaryopteris bicolor (Roxb. ex Hardw.) P.D.Cantino Caryopteris divaricata Maxim = Tripora divaricata (Maxim.) P.D.Cantino Caryopteris nepetifolia (Benth.) Maxim = Schnabelia nepetifolia (Benth.) P.D.Cantino Caryopteris paniculata C.B.Clarke = Pseudocaryopteris paniculata (C.B.Clarke) P.D.Cantino Caryopteris siccanea W.W.Sm. = Rubiteucris siccanea (W.W.Sm.) P.D.Cantino Caryopteris terniflora Maxim. = Schnabelia terniflora (Maxim.) P.D.Cantino