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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum curvipes
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Inflorescences wider and less densely flowered than other species, and pedicels can be seen within the corymb. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum curvipes
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum curvipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia curvipes
COMMON NAME:
Tennessee Mountain-mint, Stone Mountain Mountain-mint, Stone Mountain-mint
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum curvipes
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum curvipes
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum curvipes
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia curvipes
4525
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry rocky woodlands and rock outcrops (granite or mafic), per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
White/Lavender?
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped 4-lobed corolla
4 stamens, usually exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer?
Schizocarp of mericarps
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