Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum muticum var. 1
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Short-toothed Mountain-mint at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum muticum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-005:
Pycnanthemum muticum FAMILY Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia mutica
COMMON NAME:
Short-toothed Mountain-mint, Downy Mountain-mint, Clustered Mountain-mint
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JK Marlow jkm200517_4931
May Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stems 4-angled, moderately to densely pubescent on the angles and sides, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
JK Marlow jkm200625_6057
June Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Bracts of the inflorescence puberulent on upper surface, margins not ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
JK Marlow jkm210710_2047
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Leaves short-petioled to sessile, oval to lance-shaped, finely toothed, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
JK Marlow jkm210710_2048
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Stems clearly hairy to the naked eye (vs. those of var. muticum appearing glabrous to naked eye), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
JK Marlow jkm210710_2050
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Corollas white to pale pinkish- or lavender-tinged, lower lip w purple spots, per www.missouriplants.com (Tenaglia).
JK Marlow jkm210711_2170
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Calyx not distinctly bilabiate, lobes not tipped with long, jointed bristles, but w stiff hairs, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
JK Marlow jkm210807_2482
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Mericarps brown, smooth, 1-1.3mm long, oblong, tapered to an acute apex, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum muticum var. 1
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum muticum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-005:
Pycnanthemum muticum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia mutica
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