Lamiaceae FAMILY

Pycnanthemum verticillatum pilosum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pycnanthemum verticillatum pilosum is a clump-forming, herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock; it can grow around 30 - 90cm tall[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is occasionally grown as an ornamental, mainly for the ability of its flowers to attract bees, butterflies etc[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern and central N. America - Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan and Ontario south to Texas, Alabama and Georgia.

HabitatDry to moist open woods, thickets, prairies and clearings[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].