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Pycnanthemum - American mountain mint

genus Koellia, genus Pycnanthemum, Koellia

asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

family Labiatae, family Lamiaceae, Labiatae, Lamiaceae, mint family - a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary

mountain mint - any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California

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There are roughly 20 species of Pycnanthemum incanum found in the United States and Canada and the Herb Society of America named it Notable Native in 2016.

The champions for landscape, herb garden or backyard habitat

Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) tops my list of trouble-free, pollinator-friendly perennials.

Consider plants that require no pesticides Riggenbach: Oregano attracts pollinators

Butterflies.--At the time of the bioblitz, few high quality nectar sources, such as milkweeds (Asclepias spp.), mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum spp.), wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) and others, were noted to be in bloom, although some of these (especially milkweed) were common.

Results of the 2014 Eagle Marsh biodiversity survey, Allen County, Indiana

fasdculatum Dichanthelium Poa compressa * oligosanthes Dichanthelium Poa pratensis * villosissimum Dipsacus fullonum * Poten tilla norvegica Elaeagnus Pycnanthemum umbellata * virginianum Eleocharis sp.

Restoration implications of land management legacy on aboveground and seed bank composition of North American Grasslands

Dominant forbs included Helianthus mollis (downy sunflower), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (slender mountain mint), and Lespedeza capitata (roundheaded-bush clover), all with an I.V of 10 or greater.

Vegetation of Denby Prairie Nature Preserve, Macoupin County, Illinois

Repellent properties of mountain mint plant, Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides, against the american dog tick, Dermacentor variablis.

Abstracts of papers presented at the 2013 collegiate meetings

Of all the herbaceous plants he has tested, Ayers says native mountain mint (Pycnanthemum verticilatum) is probably the best in terms of enticing bees.

Plant a garden for the bees

We have at least one globally endangered plant, Torrey's mountain mint (Pycnanthemum torrei), found in fewer than 20 other locations in North America.

Searching for green in Gotham: the Big Apple affords wonderful opportunities to study changes in biodiversity through time

Comandra umbellata, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, Ruellia humilis, Euphorbia

Xeric limestone prairies of eastern United States: review and synthesis

In North America, early settlers discovered that mountain mint (Pycnanthemum pilosum) made a darn free tea and helped ease the pain of toothaches, too.

Mint: punch up the flavor of a salad or a cream sauce with a sprinkling of minced fresh mint. Or, make yourself a cup of brisk mint tea for the pleasure of the bracing flavor, gentle relief from a troubled tummy or for a sure-fire cure for the hiccups

+ Houstonia caerulea + Hypericum punctatum + Pycnanthemum sp.

FOREST RESPONSE TO CATASTROPHIC WIND: RESULTS FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL HURRICANE

choke cherry Pteridium bracken fern Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) mountain-mint Durand & Jackson Quercus oak Ranunculus abortivus L.

Holocene paleoenvironments of northeast Iowa