Torrey's Mountain MintPycnanthemum verticillatum
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers white spotted with pink or violet. Petals fused into a tube for their lower half, but free and hardly modified in their upper halves. Top two petals fused into a single lobe, other petal lobes splayed with a ragged appearance. Calyx with regular teeth. Flowers arranged in tightly packed clusters, flowers appearing sporadically in the head. Stem square, covered with short hairs. Leaves very narrow, elongate, with short hairs and smooth outer margins. Plant 1.5 to 2.5 feet in height.
Distribution: Throughout eastern North America.
Habitat: found in dry fields and thickets.
Flowering period: July to September.
Similar Species: The distinctive mountain mint flowers and the narrow, elongate leaves will separate this species from other mints in most cases. Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint is similar, but the stem and leaves lack hairs
