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narrowleaf mountainmint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 81, February 87, March 95, April 156, May 202, June 257, July 201, August 92, September 94, October 87, November 72, December 74.
United States13,390
Virginia1,689
Illinois1,234
Missouri1,096
North Carolina1,088
Ohio996
New York854
Pennsylvania839
Arkansas798
Tennessee795

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
Genusmountain mints · Pycnanthemum

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