Lamiaceae Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Virginia Mountainmint
Meskwaki - Other, Hunting & Fishing Item
Use documented by:
Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 273
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Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
Scientific name: Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D. Jackson ex B.L. Robins. & Fern.
USDA symbol: PYVI (
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Common names: Virginia Mountainmint
Family: Lamiaceae
Family (APG): Lamiaceae
Native American Tribe: Meskwaki
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Hunting & Fishing Item
Notes: Leaves used to scent mink traps.
RECRD: 1325 id: 31759