Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) B.L.Rob. & Fernald

Virginia mountainmint (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Pycnanthemum

Characteristics

An upright herb. It is more branched than Pycnanthemum muticum. It grows 90-100 cm high and spreads 100 cm wide. The branches are short and leafy. The leaves are sword shaped and taper to the tip. They are 6 cm long. There are teeth along the edge. The flowers are in flat topped heads. The flowers are white or lilac. The plant gives off a mint like smell when crushed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant. It grows in dry fields. It suits hardiness zones 3-7.
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Gravelly shores, meadows, dry to wet thickets etc.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

The leaves can be used fresh or dried in tea. The flowers are used for flavouring. They are used for seasoning meat and soups.
Uses food medicinal seasoning spice tea
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Febrifuge (leaf), Alterative (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Abortifacient (root), Abortifacient agents (root), Cough Medicine (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Misc. Disease Remedy (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Sclerosis(Belly) (unspecified), Spice (unspecified), Cough (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 84
Germination temperacture (C°) -5 - 3
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Pycnanthemum virginianum flower picture by Laure Dosso (cc-by-sa)
Pycnanthemum virginianum flower picture by Josh Thomas (cc-by-sa)
Pycnanthemum virginianum flower picture by Gerard Gerard Buelterman (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pycnanthemum virginianum world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Canada, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Malaysia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1128143-2
WFO ID wfo-0000289039
COL ID 4QLWH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Koellia lanceolata Koellia virginiana Nepeta virginica Pycnanthemum virginianum Satureja virginiana Satureja virginica Thymus verticillatus Brachystemum virginicum Thymus lanceolatus Brachystemum lanceolatum Koellia virginiana Thymus virginicus Thymus virginicus Pycnanthemum lanceolatum var. angustifolium Pycnanthemum lanceolatum var. latifolium Koellia virginica Pycnanthemum virginianum f. citriodora Pycnanthemum lanceolatum