Pycnanthemum virginianum

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Virginia mountain-mint
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pycnanthemum
Species:
P. virginianum
Binomial name
Pycnanthemum virginianum
(L.) T.Durand & B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. & Fernald
Synonyms

Pycnanthemum virginianum, the Virginia or common mountain-mint,[2] is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white with purplish spotting, borne in summer. Like most plants in the genus, the foliage has a strong mint fragrance when crushed or disturbed. It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada.[3][4]

The flowers are visited by many insects, including honeybees, cuckoo bees, sweat bees, thread-waisted wasps, potter wasps, tachinid flies, wedge-shaped beetles, and pearl crescent butterflies.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Pycnanthemum virginianum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  2. ^ "Pycnanthemum virginianum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Pycnanthemum virginianum". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin.
  4. ^ "Pycnanthemum virginianum". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.
  5. ^ Hilty, John (2016). "Common Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)". Illinois Wildflowers.

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