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botanical illustration of Slenderleaf Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

botanical record · discovered

Slenderleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Slenderleaf Mountain Mint · Narrow-leaf Mountain-mint · Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint · Narrowleaf Mountainmint · Narrowleaf mountainmint · Slender Mountainmint · common horsemint · mátovec tenkolistý · narrow-leaf mountain-mint · narrowleaf mountain-mint · narrowleaf mountainmint · pycnanthème à feuilles étroites · slender mountain-mint · slenderleaf mountain-mint · smalbladig präriemynta · Slender Mountain-mint

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: ALLO-AROMADENDRENE, BORNYL-ACETATE, 10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL, CARVEOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Common names: Slenderleaf Mountain Mint, Narrow-leaf Mountain-mint, Narrow-leaved Mountain Mint, Narrowleaf Mountainmint, Narrowleaf mountainmint, Slender Mountainmint, common horsemint, mátovec tenkolistý, narrow-leaf mountain-mint, narrowleaf mountain-mint, narrowleaf mountainmint, pycnanthème à feuilles étroites, slender mountain-mint, slenderleaf mountain-mint, smalbladig präriemynta, Slender Mountain-mint

POWO: 455236-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALLO-AROMADENDRENE
  • BORNYL-ACETATE
  • 10-(ALPHA)-CADINOL
  • CARVEOL
  • EO
  • 3-HEXENOL
  • LINALOL
  • MENTHYL-ACETATE
  • TRANS-METHYL-MYRCENATE
  • 3-OCTANOL
  • 1-OCTEN-3-OL
  • 1-OCTYL-3-YL-ACETATE
  • SABINENE
  • TERPINEN-4-OL
  • ALPHA-TERPINEOL
  • CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE
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  • DELTA-CADINENE
  • BETA-ELEMENE
  • TRANS-ISOPULEGONE
  • TRANS-OCIMENE
  • PALUSTROL
  • BETA-PINENE
  • GAMMA-TERPINENE
  • ALPHA-HUMULENE
  • GERMACRENE-D
  • 1,8-CINEOLE
  • ALPHA-PINENE
  • BETA-BOURBONENE
  • P-CYMENE
  • CIS-ISOPULEGONE
  • MYRCENE
  • ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
  • TERPINOLENE
  • BORNEOL
  • CAMPHENE
  • CAMPHOR
  • CARVONE
  • CARYOPHYLLENE
  • ISOMENTHONE
  • ISOPULEGONE
  • LIMONENE
  • MENTHOL
  • MENTHONE
  • PULEGONE
  • THUJONE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium · User:SB_Johnny

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

show claim source mapping
  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
  • powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
  • wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗

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