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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum nudum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum nudum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum nudum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia nuda
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Mountain-mint
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum nudum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum nudum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum nudum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia nuda
3052
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Common in GA, rare in SC
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped 4-lobed corolla
4 stamens, usually exserted
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p257
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p362
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p240
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