Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum beadlei
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum beadlei
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-008?:
Pycnanthemum incanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum beadlei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia beadlei
COMMON NAME:
Beadle's Mountain-mint
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June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Leaves less than 3× as long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8396
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8397
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220607_8404
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm220609_8484
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Calyx lobes usually tipped with a tuft of long, jointed bristles, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm220609_8505
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Bracts of the inflorescence puberulent on the upper surface, the margins not ciliate, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm220609_8522
June Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
Lower surface of lower & midstem lvs glabrate, glandular-punctate, dark green like upper surface, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm220722_9228
July Greenville County SC
Bald Rock Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Pycnanthemum beadlei
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum beadlei
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-008?:
Pycnanthemum incanum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A study of Pycnanthemum (Labiatae) (Grant & Epling, 1943)
Pycnanthemum beadlei
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia beadlei
4127
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC-SC Mountains, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC, endemic to Southern & Central Appalachians
Habitat: forests, woodland borders, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White to lavender
spotted with purple
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-toothed calyx
2-lipped 4-lobed corolla
4 stamens, usually exserted
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
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