Pycnanthemum

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Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Pycnanthemum Michx.
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.