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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum montanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Appalachian Mountain-mint at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum montanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-007:
Pycnanthemum montanum FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum montanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia montana
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Mountain-mint, Thinleaf Mountain-mint
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_komo_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm230320_1725
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_p_montanum_1734
July Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0408d_08
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flowers in headlike clusters terminating stem & in upper 2 pr of leaf axils, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm0408j_36
August Oconee County SC
Leaves lanceolate, to 5" long and 1" wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm0508d_11
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060813_192
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Herbaceous perennial with long rhizomes; stems to 3' tall, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm140816_790
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum montanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum montanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-007:
Pycnanthemum montanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum montanum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia montana
1173
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Balds, soil islands on granitic domes, calcareous woodlands, woodlands, forests, and forest edges, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Mountains (rare in Piedmont)
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellowish/Whitish
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped 4-lobed corolla
4 stamens, usually exserted
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p136
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p083
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p225
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p267
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p141