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Lamiaceae

Hoary mountainmint

Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Pycnanthemum

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Hoary mountainmint: Hoary Mountainmint ( Pycnanthemum incanum ) in the United States
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Hoary mountainmint
Persian
پیکنانتمم اینکانوم

Synonyms

  • Clinopodium incanum L.
  • Koellia incana (L.) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.