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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum virginianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Virginia Mountain-mint at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum virginianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-002:
Pycnanthemum virginianum FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum virginianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia virginiana
COMMON NAME:
Virginia Mountain-mint
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_kovi3_001_lvd
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_virginianum_6
July
Leaves entire, linear-lanceolate, up to 3/8" wide, rounded at the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_virginianum_8
August Floyd County GA
Coosa Prairies
Frothy mounds of small white flowers in broad, flattened inflorescences, per Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum virginianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum virginianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-002:
Pycnanthemum virginianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum virginianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia virginiana
2471
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet meadows, marshes, prairie sloughs, over calcareous or mafic rocks or sediments, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/ Pinkish/ Purplish
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped 4-lobed corolla
4 stamens, usually exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p234
- Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants p166
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p241
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p268
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p141
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