Pycnanthemum incanum - Hoary Mountain Mint
Tall (2.5-3 ft) plant. Top leaves noticeably white/powdery. Dense flower clusters with tangled "hairs" and white flowers with purple spots.
Habitat:
Edges of dirt road clearing near thick mixed hardwood forest.
Notes:
A pollinator favorite. Leaves and flowers can be brewed into medicinal tea or used as a cooking spice.
''Pycnanthemum incanum'', with the common name hoary mountainmint, "mountain mint", wild basil or hoary basil, is a herbaceous perennial in the mint family.
Similar species: Lamiales

By Lisa Kimmerling
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Uploaded Jan 6, 2018. Captured Jul 29, 2017 10:13 in 169 Hopewell Church Rd, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.