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Pycnanthemum

Pycnanthemum setosum Nuttall. Common name: Awned Mountain-mint. Phenology: Mid Jun-Aug; Aug-Oct. Habitat: Loamy pine savannas, other dry to moist pinelands, hammocks, river bars, tidal swamps. Distribution: NJ south to ne. FL and Panhandle FL, on the Coastal Plain; not known from MS (Sorrie & LeBlond 2008).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: See Wieboldt et al. (1998) for discussion of the taxonomy and rarity of this species. A tetraploid species (n = 38), probably an allotetraploid derived from P. flexuosum × muticum.

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl6, GW2, K4, RAB, Tat, Va, WH3, Chambers & Hamer (1992); = Koellia aristata (Michx.) Kuntze — S; = Pycnanthemum aristatum Michx. — Grant & Epling (1943); > Pycnanthemum setosum Nutt. — F, G; > Pycnanthemum umbratile Fernald — F, G; Pycnanthemum setosum Nutt. Basionym: Pycnanthemum setosum Nutt. 1834

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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