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

species 2,683 observations

Whorled Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum verticillatum

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

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211 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Hermit Sphinx 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Zethus spinipes, Goldenrod Soldier Beetle, Northern Plushback, Cerceris insolita 5
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Great Black Digger Wasp, Four-toothed Mason Wasp, Sphex nudus, Brown-belted Bumble Bee 205

Children

  • Whorled Mountain-mint
  • Hairy Mountainmint

Range

United States

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

Key traits

Layer
Herbaceous plants
Plant type
Perennial Wildflower

From USDA PLANTS.

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