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Musky mint

Hyptis alata

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 48, February 46, March 52, April 99, May 61, June 56, July 46, August 77, September 88, October 115, November 45, December 44.
United States3,709
Texas546
Louisiana235
Alabama213
Mississippi179
Georgia148
South Carolina146
North Carolina90
Panama4
Provincia de Herrera2

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusHyptis

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