Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
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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. tenuifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, the narrowleaf mountainmint,[1] slender mountainmint, common horsemint or Virginia thyme, is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to eastern North America.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium is an herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer. Unlike most plants in the genus, the foliage has a very faint mint fragrance.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Pycnanthemum tenuifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Pycnanthemum tenuifolium". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
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- USDA Plants Profile for Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrowleaf mountainmint)
- USDA NRCS Plant Guide: Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
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Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Pycnanthemum
- Flora of Eastern Canada
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the North-Central United States
- Flora of the United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the Appalachian Mountains
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Least concern flora of the United States
- Plants described in 1809
- Lamiaceae stubs