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Hyptis alata

Musky mint

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Hyptis
Species:
H. alata
Binomial name
Hyptis alata
Synonyms[1]
  • Pycnanthemum alatum Raf.
  • Clinopodium rugosum L.
  • Hyptis radiata Willd., illegitimate superfluous name
  • Mesosphaerum radiatum Kuntze
  • Hyptis floridana Gand.
  • Hyptis leiocephala Gand.
  • Hyptis tracyi Gand.
  • Hyptis latidens Urb.
  • Hyptis rugosula Briq.

Hyptis alata, the musky mint or clustered bushmint, is a shrub species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae, the mint family. The genus Hyptis is commonly known as the bushmints.[2] It is a native species throughout the southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina, as well as in Cuba, Argentina, southern Brazil, and Paraguay.[1][3] It is found in wetlands, prairies, pond margins and wet flatwoods. Hyptis alata is the southeastern United States analog to the Southwestern deserts H. emoryi, the desert lavender.[4]USDA: NRCS: Plants Profile Hyptis alata

Varieties[1]
  1. Hyptis alata subsp. alata - United States and Cuba
  2. Hyptis alata subsp. rugosula (Briq.) Harley - South America
  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ "Clustered bushmint (Hyptis alata)_EOL".
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  4. ^ Photo-Flowers, close-up; Article & photo gallery Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine - "Aquatic, Wetland, and Invasive Plants–Hyptis alata"

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