Pycnanthemum curvipes
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnanthemum |
| Species: | P. curvipes
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Pycnanthemum curvipes is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name stone mountainmint.[1] It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Its preferred habitat is dry, rocky woodlands and outcrops.[2]
This species is rare throughout its range, and is only found in small numbers in widely dispersed populations. It produces corymbs of purple-spotted flowers in the summer.
References[]
- ^ "Pycnanthemum curvipes". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States by Alan Weakley
Categories:
- NatureServe vulnerable species
- Pycnanthemum
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Plants described in 1911
- Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene