Agastache nepetoides, commonly known as yellow giant hyssop,[1] is a perennialflowering plant native to the central and eastern United States and Canada. It is a member of the Lamiaceae (mint) family.
A. nepetoides is a large plant, growing to 1.2–2.1 m (4–7 ft) tall as an erect stem with few branches. As with other plants in the mint family, the central stem is 4-angled as opposed to round. The stem is also hairless, or glabrous, and winged.[2] The leaves are thin, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, and measure 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long and 3–7 cm (1–3 in) across. They are arranged oppositely on the stem and are coarsely toothed.[3] The leaves do not have the fragrance usually associated with some other members of the mint family.[4]
The flowers are greenish-yellow and appear as individual spikes at the end of the central stem and major secondary stems. Each spike is about 10–41 cm (4–16 in) long. Only a few of the densely packed flowers are in bloom at the same time.[2]
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The plant is native in the United States from Nebraska to the west, Georgia to the south, Massachusetts to the east, and the Canadian border to the north. In Canada, it is native in Quebec and Ontario.[1] Its natural habitat is meadows, lowland woods and thickets, and upland deciduous woods.[5]
^Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 422
March 14, 2024
agastache, nepetoides, commonly, known, yellow, giant, hyssop, perennial, flowering, plant, native, central, eastern, united, states, canada, member, lamiaceae, mint, family, conservation, statussecure, natureserve, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaecl. Agastache nepetoides commonly known as yellow giant hyssop 1 is a perennial flowering plant native to the central and eastern United States and Canada It is a member of the Lamiaceae mint family Agastache nepetoidesConservation statusSecure NatureServe Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade AsteridsOrder LamialesFamily LamiaceaeGenus AgastacheSpecies A nepetoidesBinomial nameAgastache nepetoides L KuntzeSynonymsHyssopus nepetoides lin Lophanthus nepetoidesBenthNepeta altissimaSchrank Vleckia nepetoidesRaf Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Conservation status in the United States 4 Ecology 5 Native American ethnobotany 6 ReferencesDescription editA nepetoides is a large plant growing to 1 2 2 1 m 4 7 ft tall as an erect stem with few branches As with other plants in the mint family the central stem is 4 angled as opposed to round The stem is also hairless or glabrous and winged 2 The leaves are thin ovate or ovate lanceolate and measure 5 15 cm 2 6 in long and 3 7 cm 1 3 in across They are arranged oppositely on the stem and are coarsely toothed 3 The leaves do not have the fragrance usually associated with some other members of the mint family 4 The flowers are greenish yellow and appear as individual spikes at the end of the central stem and major secondary stems Each spike is about 10 41 cm 4 16 in long Only a few of the densely packed flowers are in bloom at the same time 2 Distribution and habitat editThe plant is native in the United States from Nebraska to the west Georgia to the south Massachusetts to the east and the Canadian border to the north In Canada it is native in Quebec and Ontario 1 Its natural habitat is meadows lowland woods and thickets and upland deciduous woods 5 Conservation status in the United States editIt is listed as endangered in Connecticut 6 and Georgia 7 and as threatened in New York state 8 Vermont 9 and Wisconsin 1 Ecology editThe flowers bloom in the late summer and are very attractive to bees 10 Native American ethnobotany editThe Iroquois use a compound infusion of plants as a wash for poison ivy and itch 11 References edit a b c USDA Plants Database plants usda gov a b Yellow Giant Hyssop Agastache nepetoides www illinoiswildflowers info Agastache nepetoides L Kuntze Yellow Giant Hyssop Conservation and Research Plan for New England PDF Native Plant Trust Agastache nepetoides Plant Finder www missouribotanicalgarden org Yellow giant hyssop Native Plants and Ecosystem Services Endangered Threatened and Special Concern Species by Taxonomic Group CT gov Connecticut s Official State Website Retrieved 21 November 2022 Rare Plants Animals and Natural Plant Communities of Georgia georgiabiodiversity org State Protected Plants NYS Dept of Environmental Conservation www dec ny gov Endangered and Threatened Species Vermont Fish amp Wildlife Department vtfishandwildlife com Agastache nepetoides page www missouriplants com Herrick James William 1977 Iroquois Medical Botany State University of New York Albany PhD Thesis page 422 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agastache nepetoides amp oldid 1206204471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
