''Pycnanthemum curvipes'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name stone mountainmint. It is native to the

Southeastern United States The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast or simply the Southeast, is a geographical region of the United States. It is located broadly on the eastern portion of the southern United States and the southern por ...

, where it is found in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Its preferred habitat is dry, rocky

woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...

s and outcrops.http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States by Alan Weakley This species is rare throughout its range, and is only found in small numbers in widely dispersed populations. It produces corymbs of purple-spotted flowers in the summer.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15356175 curvipes Flora of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1911 Taxa named by Edward Lee Greene