Agastache pallidiflora

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Agastache pallidiflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Agastache
Species:
A. pallidiflora
Binomial name
Agastache pallidiflora
(Heller) Rydb.
Subspecies

A. p. neomexicana
A. p. pallidiflora

Agastache pallidiflora, commonly known as New Mexico giant hyssop or Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop, is a plant in the mint family.

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Description

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Flowers.

It is a perennial herb that grows up to 4 ft (120 cm) tall. [1] Leaves are semi-evergreen, simple and opposite in arrangement. [1] Flower petals are white to purple in color and bloom July to October. [2] It grows in moist canyons. [1]

Uses

It is used by the Ramah Navajo as a ceremonial chant lotion, for bad coughs, and the dried, pulverized root used as dusting powder for sores or cankers. The Ramah also use it a fumigant for "deer infection", as a febrifuge, and to protect from witches. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  2. "Species Detail Forb". cals.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. "BRIT - Native American Ethnobotany Database".