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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
  6. Mint Family
  7. Mountain Mints
  8. Pycnanthemum
  9. Whiteleaf Mountain Mint

species 1,860 observations

Whiteleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum albescens

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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138 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Hermit Sphinx 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Delta Flower Scarab 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Sphex nudus, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Noble Scoliid Wasp, American Bumble Bee 136

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Moist
Water use
Medium High
Soil pH
Acid Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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