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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum muticum var. 1
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Short-toothed Mountain-mint at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum muticum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-005:
Pycnanthemum muticum FAMILY Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia mutica
COMMON NAME:
Short-toothed Mountain-mint, Downy Mountain-mint, Clustered Mountain-mint
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_komu2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4930
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4931
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stems 4-angled, moderately to densely pubescent on the angles and sides, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4934
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm230505_2981
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm200625_6057
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Bracts of the inflorescence puberulent on upper surface, margins not ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2046
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2047
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves short-petioled to sessile, oval to lance-shaped, finely toothed, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2048
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stems clearly hairy to the naked eye (vs. those of var. muticum appearing glabrous to naked eye), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2050
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Corollas white to pale pinkish- or lavender-tinged, lower lip w purple spots, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
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JK Marlow jkm210710_2077
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm210711_2170
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Calyx not distinctly bilabiate, lobes not tipped with long, jointed bristles, but w stiff hairs, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
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JK Marlow jkm210807_2482
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Mericarps brown, smooth, 1-1.3mm long, oblong, tapered to an acute apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm220909_9834
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm211027_4581
October Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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JK Marlow jkm211027_4594
October Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum muticum var. 1
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum muticum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-005:
Pycnanthemum muticum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia mutica
2676
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, wet meadows, moist to wet forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
White
(speckled with purple)
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!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p197
- 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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