Common Name:
COMMON MOUNTAIN MINT
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
5
Coefficient of Wetness:
-3
Wetness Index:
FACW
Physiognomy:
Nt P-Forb
R. W. Smith
Fens, prairies, marshes, sedge meadows, tamarack swamps, swales, depressions such as old lakebeds; fields, sandy banks; less often in forested areas.
This is our only common species in the genus, and a fairly distinctive one, with the angles of the main stem usually copiously pubescent and the sides rarely with a few small hairs. The leaves are variable in size, shape, and pubescence.