Pycnanthemum albescens Torr. & A.Gray

Whiteleaf mountainmint (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Pycnanthemum

Characteristics

Much like no. 4 [Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.], but the bracts and cal-teeth not bristle-tipped; cal-lobes deltoid, the lower ca 1 mm, the upper distinctly shorter; 2n=38. Dry upland woods; se. Mo. and s. Ill. to Fla. and Tex.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry woods and thickets. Low woods, along the sides of streams in Texas.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Cold (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Pycnanthemum albescens world distribution map, present in Åland Islands and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:214726-2
WFO ID wfo-0000288985
COL ID 4QLVF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Koellia albescens Koellia pauciflora Pycnanthemum albescens Pycnanthemum incanum var. albescens