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Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia

Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze var. urticifolia

Nettleleaf Giant Hyssop, Nettle Leaf Giant Hyssop, Nettle-leaf Giant-hyssop, Horsemint Giant Hyssop, Horse Mint

Lamiaceae (Mint family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: AGURU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: 4 nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , ID , MT , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: BC
Native Habitat: Open slopes and draws, foothills, woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 62 - Burke Herbarium Image Collection (2020) University of Washington
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-14
Research By: CBR

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