MINT FAMILY. 699 
Ell. Sk. 2:82. Gray, Man. ed. 6, 410. Chap. F1.315. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1: 
354. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2: 334. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas, Ontario and southern New England to Vir- 
ginls, west to Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee, south to Florida and west to 
Texas. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Mountain region to Central Prairie belt. Close 
damp exposed ground, meadows, and prairies. Lauderdale County, abundant in the 
barrens. Cullman County, 800 feet altitude. Tuscaloosa County (Z. 4. Smith). 
Montgomery and Dallas counties. Flowers June, July. Abundant in low wet 
prairies and in the barrens. 
Economic uses: The herb known as ‘mountain mint” or ‘ Pycnanthemum” is 
used medicinally. 
Type locality: South Carolina. 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Koellia pycnanthemoides (Leavenw.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2:520. 1891. 
MOUNTAIN BASIL. 
Tullia pycnanthemoides Leavenw. Am. Journ. Sci. 20: 343, ¢. 5. 1830. 
Pycnanthemum tullia Benth. Lab. Gen. & Sp. 328. 1834. 
Gray, Man.ed.6,410. Chap. Fl. ed. 3,376. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt. 1: 355. 
Carolinian and Louisianian areas. Southern Virginia and along the mountains to 
Tennessee, North Carolina, and Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Mountain region, Coosa hills. Dry -copses and borders of woods. 
Clay County, Talladega Mountains to 2,200 feet altitude. Cullman County, 800 
feet. Talladega County, Chandler Springs, 1,200 feet; Renfroe, 800 feet altitude. 
Lee County, Auburn. Calhoun County, Anniston. Flowers purplish; August, 
September. Frequent. : 
Type locality: ‘‘ Paint Mountain in Eastern Tennessee.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Koellia albescens (Torr. & Gr.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2:520. 1891. 
WHITISH BASIL. 
Pyenanthemum albescens Torr. & Gr.; Gray, Am. Journ. Sci. 42:45, 1842. 
P. incanum var. albescens Chap. Fl. 314. 1860. . 
Chap. Fl.1.c. Gray, Syn. FI. N. A. 2, pt.1:356. Coulter, Contr. Nat. Herb. 2 : 335. 
Louisianian area. Florida to Texas and Arkansas. 
ALABAMA: Lower Pine region. Coast plain. Dry borders of woods, fence rows. 
Fiowers white; July to September. Slightly fragrant. 
Type locality: ‘‘Hab.in Louisiana, Ingalls, Hale, et Alabama, Gates.” 
Herb. Geol. Surv. Herb. Mohr. 
Koellia montana (Michx.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2:520. 1891. 
Pycnanthemum montanum Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2:8. 1803. 
Ell. Sk.2:80. Chap. F1.315. Gray, Syn. Fl. N. A. 2, pt.1:356. 
Carolinian area. Mountains southern Virginia, Tennessee to Georgia. 
ALABAMA. Mountain region. Fide Gray. Not observed lately. 
Type locality: ‘‘ Hab. in altis montibus Carolinae.” 
HEDEOMA Pers. Syn. 2:131. 1807. 
Twelve species. South and North America, 10; mostly Southwestern in the Lower 
Sonoran area. 
Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers. Syn. 2:131. 1807. AMERICAN PENNYROYAL, 
Melissa pulegioides L. Sp. Pl. 2:593. 1753. 
Cunila pulegioides L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 1:30. 1762. 
Ell. Sk.1:28. Gray, Man. ed.6, 412. Chap. F1.316. Gray, Syn. F1.N. A. 2, pt. 1: 362. 
Alleghenian, Carolinian, and Louisianian areas. Coast of Nova Scotia, New 
Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario; southern New England west to Iowa, south to 
~the Ohio Valley, Missouri, Arkansas, and Tennessee, and along the mountains to 
Georgia. 
ALABAMA: Tennessee Valley. Mountain region. Metamorphic hills, Dry open 
woods and hillsides. Madison County, Huntsville. Lauderdale County. Cullman 
County, 800 feet. ‘Tallapoosa County, Dadeville. Tuscaloosa County. Abundant 
wherever it occurs. Annual. 
Economic uses: The herb is the ‘‘pennyroyal” or ‘Hedeoma” of the United 
States Pharmacopwia. ; : 
Type locality: ‘Hab. in Virginia, Canada.” 
Herb. Mohr. 
