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Pycnanthemum virginianum (Linnaeus) T. Durand & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robinson & Fernald. Common name: Virginia Mountain-mint. Phenology: Jun-Sep; Sep-Oct. Habitat: Wet meadows, marshes, prairie sloughs, over calcareous or mafic rocks or sediments. Distribution: ME west to ND, south to NC, nw. GA, n. AL, and OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: A tetraploid species (n = 40).

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, G, GrPl, GW2, Il, K4, Mi, Mo3, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Chambers & Hamer (1992), Grant & Epling (1943); = Koellia virginiana (L.) MacMill. — S. Basionym: Satureja virginiana L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Pycnanthemum virginianum, Track Rock Seeps, Union County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: pycnanthemum virginianum, track rock gap, chattahoochee national forest, union county, georgia 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷

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Height: 3 ft.

plant sale text: In mid-summer, Virginia mountain-mint is covered with small white, nectar-filled flowers and is highly attractive to pollinators, including a wide variety of native bees, beetles, wasps, and butterflies. All parts of the plant emit a strong, mint-like aroma when crushed, and mountain-mint is generally unpalatable to herbivores including deer. Old seed heads and stems may be left in place to provide winter interest. Pycnanthemum species can be used in making herbal teas.

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native range: eastern North America



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