Pycnanthemum incanum

Pycnanthemum incanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Pycnanthemum
Species: Pycnanthemum incanum
Varieties: P. i. var. incanum – P. i. var. puberulum

Name

Pycnanthemum incanum Michx., 1803

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Clinopodium incanum L., Sp. Pl.: 588 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Koellia incana (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 520 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 2. 340 pp. Parisiis et Argentorati [Paris & Strasbourg]: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. : 2:7.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 
• Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pycnanthemum incanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Pycnanthemum incanum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Pycnanthemum incanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 April 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pycnanthemum incanum. Published online. Accessed: April 27 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pycnanthemum incanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Hoary Mountainmint, Mountain Mint, Wild Basil, Hoary Basil

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