Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (little-leaved mountain mint) is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.
[edit] Description
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium is a herbaceous plant with narrow, opposite, simple leaves, on wiry, green stems. The flowers are white, borne in summer. Like most plants in the genus, the foliage has a strong mint fragrance when crushed or disturbed.