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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum albescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum albescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia albescens
COMMON NAME:
Whiteleaf Mountain-mint, White Mountain-mint
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_koal4_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum albescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum albescens
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia albescens
2901
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Bluff forests, hammocks, other open, mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Rare in GA
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped 4-lobed corolla
4 stamens, usually exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
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