''Dicerandra linearifolia'', or coastal plain balm, is a species of ''

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'' native to the Southeastern Coastal Plain,

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. It is the species of ''Dicerandra'' with the widest distribution, spreading from

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in the west to southern Georgia in the east, and south to the

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. Its range ends abruptly in the pine barrens ecosystem located along the

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in southwestern Georgia. There are two varieties of ''D. linearifolia'': ''D. linearifolia'' var. ''linearifolia'', and ''D. linearifolia'' var. ''robustior''. Both are native to sand hill habitats.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15314653 linearifolia