Pycnanthemum virginianum
| Virginia mountain-mint | |
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| Pycnanthemum virginianum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnanthemum |
| Species: | P. virginianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Durand & B. D. Jacks. ex B. L. Rob. & Fernald | |
Pycnanthemum virginianum, the Virginia or common mountain-mint,[1] is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white with purplish spotting, borne in summer. Like most plants in the genus, the foliage has a strong mint fragrance when crushed or disturbed. It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada.[2][3]
The flowers are visited by many insects, including honeybees, cuckoo bees, sweat bees, thread-waisted wasps, potter wasps, tachinid flies, wedge-shaped beetles, and pearl crescent butterflies.[4]
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