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Pycnanthemum incanum (L.) Michx.

Hoary mountain mint, silverleaf mountain mint

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Pycnanthemum incanum (hoary mountain mint, silverleaf mountain mint, hoary mountainmint)

1/5/2026 · By Jacquelyn Boyt

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderLamialesAromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary
FamilyLamiaceaeMint family
GenusPycnanthemumFrom the Greek pychnos, “dense,” and anthemon, “flower,” so “densely flowered”
SpeciesincanumGrayish or hoary

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Pycnanthemum incanum description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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