Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Pycnanthemum
Species:	P. tenuifolium
Binomial name
	Pycnanthemum tenuifolium; Schrad.
Synonyms
	Pycnanthemum flexuosum auct. non Walter: misidentified); Pycnanthemum linifolium;

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, the narrowleaf mountainmint,[1] slender mountainmint, common horsemint or Virginia thyme, is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to eastern North America.

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium is an herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer. Unlike most plants in the genus, the foliage has a very faint mint fragrance.[2]

References

"Pycnanthemum tenuifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Pycnanthemum tenuifolium". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium.

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[1] "Pycnanthemum tenuifolium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

[2] Reznicek, A. A.; Voss, E. G.; Walters, B. S., eds. (February 2011). "Pycnanthemum tenuifolium". Michigan Flora Online. University of Michigan Herbarium.