Lemon mint is readily recognized by its characteristic lemony -citrus scent, its verticils of showy flowers subtended by whitish to pale lavender bracts, and it two lipped corollas with white and pink petals with white spots. Lemon mint can be found across Arkansas to northern Mexico in a variety of sandy, clay loam soils.
It often grows in large clumps and is occasionally browsed by white tailed deer and when abundant, it provides limited cover for bobwhite quail and small mammals. Native Americans and settlers used it to make teas and a general tonic for colds.
