Agastache nepetoides
| Agastache nepetoides | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Agastache |
| Section: | Agastache sect. Agastache |
| Species: | A. nepetoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze | |
Agastache nepetoides, the yellow giant hyssop, is a perennial flower native to the United States and Canada. It is a member of the Lamiaceae family.[1]
Conservation status in the United States
It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, [2] and as threatened in New York (state), Vermont, and Wisconsin.[1]
Native American ethnobotany
The Iroquois use a compound infusion of plants as a wash for poison ivy and itch.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Plants Profile for Agastache nepetoides (yellow giant hyssop)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 February 2018.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- ↑ Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 422
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