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Lamiaceae

Awned mountainmint

Pycnanthemum setosum Nutt.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Pycnanthemum

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Awned mountainmint: Pycnanthemum setosum growing in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. Identified in situ by members of the Philadelphia Botanical Club and Torrey Bota
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Awned mountainmint

Synonyms

  • Koellia hyssopifolia (Benth.) Britton
  • Origanum clinopodioides Walter
  • Origanum incanum Walter
  • Pycnanthemum aristatum var. hyssopifolium (Benth.) A.Gray
  • Pycnanthemum hyssopifolium Benth.
  • Pycnanthemum umbratile Fernald

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.