Hyptis alata (Raf.) Shinners Hyptis alata (Raf.) Shinners var. stenophylla Shinners Hyptis radiata Willd. Musky mint, clustered bushmint
Musky mint, named for its musky odor, is native throughout the southeastern United States, along with Cuba, Argentina, southern Brazil, and Paraguay. It favors wetlands, prairies, pond and lake margins, and flatwoods. Plants: Short-lived perennial 24-36" (60-91 cm) tall, with square stems. Leaves: Opposite, lanceolate, with serrated edges, 1½-4" (3.8-10 cm) long. Flowers: Flowers emerge from leaf axils, on short stalks. They are rounded, with an asymmetric calyx. The corolla has one lip, pink to lavendar, and four stamens that extend beyond the corolla. There are five white, hairy sepals beneath the flower dome. Flowers appear from May to November. Fruits: An ovary, with two more more seed chambers. Online References:
Hyptis alata on wildflowers.jdcc.edu Hyptis alata at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Hyptis alata on regionalconservation.org Hyptis alata on Wikipedia Hyptis alata on the Encyclopedia of Life References:
Hyptis alata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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