Freshwater
Clustered bushmint
Hyptis alata
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Native
Lives wild in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Paraguay, and United States.
More about the species
About the species
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. Hyptis alata is the southeastern United States analog to the Southwestern deserts H. emoryi, the desert lavender.USDA: NRCS: Plants Profile Hyptis alata Varieties Hyptis alata subsp. alata - United States and Cuba Hyptis alata subsp. rugosula (Briq.) Harley - South America
Other names
Other scientific names
- Pycnanthemum alatum
Articles
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