Pycnanthemum muticum, commonly known as clustered mountain mint, is a plant from the genus Pycnanthemum that is native to the eastern United States. It grows in well-watered dappled woodlands and meadows in the wild. It is also planted in gardens because it is highly attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Clustered Mountainmint being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pycnanthemum floridanum
- Pycnanthemum incanum
- Pycnanthemum setosum
- Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
- Pycnanthemum loomisii
- Pycnanthemum californicum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Pycnanthemum
- Species
- Pycnanthemum muticum
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