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Pycnanthemum incanum - Hoary Mountain Mint Tall (2.5-3 ft) plant. Top leaves noticeably white/powdery. Dense flower clusters with tangled &quot;hairs&quot; and white flowers with purple spots.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Edges of dirt road clearing near thick mixed hardwood forest.<br /> <br /> Notes:<br /> A pollinator favorite. Leaves and flowers can be brewed into medicinal tea or used as a cooking spice.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56331/pycnanthemum_incanum_-_hoary_mountain_mint.html" title="Pycnanthemum incanum - Hoary Mountain Mint"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/56331_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1678320010&Signature=qdwDnKHFRP13JcMeubn9PI2xJFk%3D" width="200" height="200" alt="Pycnanthemum incanum - Hoary Mountain Mint Tall (2.5-3 ft) plant. Top leaves noticeably white/powdery. Dense flower clusters with tangled &quot;hairs&quot; and white flowers with purple spots.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Edges of dirt road clearing near thick mixed hardwood forest.<br /> <br /> Notes:<br /> A pollinator favorite. Leaves and flowers can be brewed into medicinal tea or used as a cooking spice.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56330/pycnanthemum_incanum_-_hoary_mountain_mint.html Angiosperms,Asterids,Geotagged,Lamiaceae,Lamiales,Nepetoideae,Summer,United States,eudicots,hoary basil,hoary mountain mint,lamiaceae,lamiales,mentheae,mountain mint,pycnanthemum,pycnanthemum incanum,wild basil" /></a></figure> Angiosperms,Asterids,Geotagged,Lamiaceae,Lamiales,Nepetoideae,Summer,United States,eudicots,hoary basil,hoary mountain mint,lamiaceae,lamiales,mentheae,mountain mint,pycnanthemum,pycnanthemum incanum,wild basil Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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 - 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.<br /> <br /> Habitat:<br /> Edges of dirt road clearing near thick mixed hardwood forest.<br /> <br /> Notes:<br /> A pollinator favorite. Leaves and flowers can be brewed into medicinal tea or used as a cooking spice.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56330/pycnanthemum_incanum_-_hoary_mountain_mint.html Angiosperms,Asterids,Geotagged,Lamiaceae,Lamiales,Nepetoideae,Summer,United States,eudicots,hoary basil,hoary mountain mint,lamiaceae,lamiales,mentheae,mountain mint,pycnanthemum,pycnanthemum incanum,wild basil

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The Hoary mountainmint

''Pycnanthemum incanum'', with the common name hoary mountainmint, "mountain mint", wild basil or hoary basil, is a herbaceous perennial in the mint family.

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Similar species: Lamiales
Species identified by Lisa Kimmerling
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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.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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