Pycnanthemum curvipes is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name stone mountainmint.[1] It is native to the Southeastern United States, where it is found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Its preferred habitat is dry, rocky woodlands and outcrops.[2]
Pycnanthemum curvipes | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Pycnanthemum |
Species: | P. curvipes |
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Pycnanthemum curvipes | |
This species is rare throughout its range, and is only found in small numbers in widely dispersed populations. It produces corymbs of purple-spotted flowers in the summer.
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Pycnanthemum curvipes |
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Koellia curvipes |
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