Mint Family Smell a piece of leaf from this plant, it has a very strong, distinctive smell. Perennial Where seen:Oak Ridge Greenways, Great Smoky Mountains NP, Big South Fork NRRA, Piney River SNA, Warrior's Path SP
Mint Family This Mountain Mint doesn't have the white, powdery-looking leaves that the Hoary Mountain Mint has. There are often two clusters of flowers on the upper parts of the stems. Look for bright purple dots on the small flowers. I photographed this plant at Tremont in the Smokies in mid-July. Perennial Where seen: Great Smoky Mountains NP
Mint Family August 1, 2008 Corbin, KY Good grief, what a difficult scientific name to have to type or pronounce! There are several Mountain Mints growing in east Tennessee. Several of them have the whitish, hoary leaves, so it can be difficult to tell them apart. Luckily, I had a rare plant expert with me to help identify this plant. Although this plant was photographed in Kentucky, we share many of the same plants along our common border and habitats. Much of the Daniel Boone National Forest has the same topography and flora as the Cumberland Plateau that extends into central eastern Tennessee.
