Scientific Name
Pycnanthemum muticum
Common Name
Short-toothed mountain mint
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
--
Flower/fruit:
Cluster of two-lipped whitish flowers; lower lip has three lobes and upper lip has two lobes
Flowering Season:
Summer into early fall
Foliage:
Square stems; opposite, broad toothed leaves; rounded at base
Site:
Woods, thickets
Comments:
Strong spearmint fragrance when crushed
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