Lamiaceae
Whorled mountainmint
Pycnanthemum verticillatum
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Pycnanthemum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Whorled mountainmint
Synonyms
- Brachystemum verticillatum Michx.
- Koellia verticillata (Michx.) Kuntze
- Pycnanthemum virginianum var. verticillatum (Michx.) B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: john_hall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter Goodspeed, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: skylar_schell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.