NAME: MOUNTAIN MINT Pycnanthemum virginianum
DESCRIPTION:
Leaf: Linear to lanceolate, smooth, opposite, with
upper sessile and the lower short-petioled. Mint odor to leaves.
Flower: Tubular, 2-lipped, white dotted with purple terminal clusters.
Present July to September
Stem: Square, attaining a height of 60 cm.
DISCUSSION:
A tea is reportedly made from the leaves of this species. Stems
and leaves when crushed have a strong mint odor.
DISTRIBUTION:
Grow in a variety of dry and moinst habitats. From New England to Minnesota,
south to Texas and Georgia.
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REFERENCES:
Mohlenbroch, Robert H., and John W. Voigt. Prairie Pants of
Illinois.
Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 1985.
Young, Dick. Kane County Wild Plants and Natural Areas. 2nd
ed. Geneva, Il:
Kane County Illinois Forest Preserve District, 1994.
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