Pycnanthemum

Pycnanthemum muticum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Pycnanthemum

Overview of species

P. albescens – P. beadlei – P. californicum – P. clinopodioides – P. curvipes – P. flexuosum – P. floridanum – P. incanum – P. loomisii – P. montanum – P. muticum – P. nudum – P. pilosum – P. pycnanthemoides – P. setosum – P. tenuifolium – P. torreyi – P. verticillatum – P. virginianum

Name

• Pycnanthemum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 7 (1803), nom. cons.
• Type species: Pycnanthemum incanum  (L.) Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 7 (1803)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Furera Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 103 (1763)
  • Koellia Moench, Methodus: 407 (1794)
  • Brachystemum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 5 (1803)
  • Tullia Leavenw., Amer. J. Sci. Arts 20: 343 (1830)
  • Pycnanthes Raf., New Fl. 4: 95 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Ontario, Québec References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 2. 340 pp. Parisiis et Argentorati [Paris & Strasbourg]: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 2: 7–8, pl. 33–34.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pycnanthemum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pycnanthemum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pycnanthemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pycnanthemum. Published online. Accessed: April 26 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Mountain Mint
suomi: Vuorimintut

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