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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum montanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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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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JK Marlow jkm240605_9731
June Greenville County SC
Corolla with purple spots on a white-to-yellowish background, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).
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JK Marlow jkm240605_9735
June Greenville County SC
Leaves lanceolate, 0.5-1.25" wide, tapered to stalks ~ .25" long, with sharply toothed margins, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm240605_9738
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm240605_9745
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm240605_9746
June Greenville County SC
Bracts of the inflorescence glabrous (or very sparsely pubescent) on the upper surface, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm230717_4467
July Greenville County SC
Landrum Watershed
Flowers in headlike clusters, terminating stem and in the upper two pairs of leaf axils, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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Keith Bradley kab_p_montanum_1734
July Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0508d_11
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm140816_790
August Jackson County NC
High Hampton Inn
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JK Marlow jkm240911_1045
September Greenville County SC
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)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Yellowish or whitish
with purple spots
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped 4-lobed corolla
4 stamens, usually exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual
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, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p136
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p145
- 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
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