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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Lamiaceae
Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T.Durand & B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. & Fernald
common mountain mint, Virginia mountain mint
Pycnanthemum: from Greek pychnos, "dense," and anthemon, "flower," so "densely flowered"
virginianum: of Virginia
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb, very sweetly aromatic; leafy, square stems with short hairs mainly at the angles |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4" long;  inflorescence a 3" wide, branched, terminal, umbel-like cluster of many, very dense, small, rounded heads; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, small, linear to lance-shaped |
| Habitat: | dry, moderate moisture, to wet; prairies, woods, meadows |
| (Glossary) |
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 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Caroline A. Creevey&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Emmet J. Judziewicz&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Emmet J. Judziewicz&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Margery Melgaard&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Margery Melgaard&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Merel R. Black&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Merel R. Black&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Christopher Noll&spcode=PYCVIR)
 T.Durand @ B.D.Jacks. ex B.L.Rob. @ Fernald&phog=Theodore S. Cochrane&spcode=PYCVIR)
