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Pycnanthemum virginianum

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Family: Lamiaceae · Genus: Pycnanthemum

Pycnanthemum virginianum

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 142. · public_domain

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Pycnanthemum virginianum, the Virginia or common mountain-mint, or wild basil, is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white with purplish spotting, borne in summer. Like most plants in the genus, the foliage has a strong mint fragrance when crushed or disturbed. It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada.

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