Pycnanthemum

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iMountain Mint
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Pycnanthemum
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Species

P. albescens
P. beadlei
P. californicum
P. clinopodioides
P. curvipes
P. flexuosum
P. floridanum
P. incanum
P. loomisii
P. monotrichum
P. montanum
P. muticum
P. nudum
P. pycnanthemoides
P. setosum
P. tenuifolium
P. torrei
P. verticillatum
P. virginianum

Pycnanthemum, or Mountain Mint, is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Most species are very strongly scented and pungent, and are used in cooking and in making herbal tea. All plants in this genus are native to North America.