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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Pycnanthemum torreyi
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum torrei
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-006?:
Pycnanthemum verticillatum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia leptodon
COMMON NAME:
Torrey's Mountain-mint
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Pycnanthemum torreyi
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pycnanthemum torrei
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-28-006?:
Pycnanthemum verticillatum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Koellia leptodon
4128
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Habitat: Dry rocky woodlands, over mafic, ultramafic, or calcareous rocks, dry powerline rights-of-way, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
speckled 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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