Pycnanthemum verticillatum (Michaux) Persoon. Whorled Mountain-mint. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Upland rocky woodlands. Dist: VT west to MI, south to NC and KY.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: A tetraploid species (n = 38-39).
Synonymy: = Ar, F, G, K4, Mi, Tat, Tn, Chambers & Hamer (1992), Grant & Epling (1943); = Koellia verticillata (Michx.) Kuntze – S; = Pycnanthemum verticillatum (Michx.) Pers. var. verticillatum – C, K1, K3, NE, NY, Pa, Va; < Pycnanthemum verticillatum (Michx.) Pers. – Il, RAB, W
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ?: 7
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