Hyptis alata
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Hyptis alata Shinners |
Hyptis alata (Musky Mint, or Clustered Bushmint) is a shrub species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family, the Mint Family. The genus Hyptis is commonly known as the bushmints. It is a native species throughout the southeastern United States from Texas to Florida; it is found in wetlands, prairies, pond margins and wet flatwoods. Hyptis alata is the southeastern United States analog to the Southwestern deserts H. emoryi, the Desert Lavender.
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- Photo-Flowers, close-up; Article & photo gallery - "Aquatic, Wetland, and Invasive Plants–Hyptis alata"