Lamiaceae FAMILY

Pycnanthemum muticum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pycnanthemum muticum is an erect herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of stems; it can grow around 70 - 110cm tall[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and eastern N. America - Missouri, Illinois and Michigan to Vermont and Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florida

HabitatSandy soils[ 235 Title An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada Publication Author Britton. N. L. Brown. A. Publisher Dover Publications. New York. Year 1970 ISBN 0-486-22642-5 Description Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book. ]. Dry open woods in Texas[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ].