Pycnanthemum virginianum
| Virginia mountain-mint | |
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| Pycnanthemum virginianum | |
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| Species: | P. virginianum
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| Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Durand & B. D. Jacks. ex B. L. Rob. & Fernald
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Pycnanthemum virginianum, the Virginia or common mountain-mint,[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pycnanthemum virginianum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PYVI
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Common Mountain Mint. Illinois Wildflowers.
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