Musky mint | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Hyptis |
Species: | H. alata |
Binomial name | |
Hyptis alata | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Hyptis alata, the musky mint or clustered bushmint, is a shrub species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae, the mint family. The genus Hyptis is commonly known as the bushmints. [2] Hyptis alata is the southeastern United States analog to the Southwestern deserts H. emoryi, the desert lavender. [3] USDA: NRCS: Plants Profile Hyptis alata
H. alata can reach up to 4 feet in height and possesses round flower heads. Its leaves are simple and lanceolate in shape. They have serrated leaf margins. Individuals give off a musky mint scent, the origin of its common name. [4]
This species' native range extends throughout the southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina, as well as in Cuba, Argentina, southern Brazil, and Paraguay. [1] [5]
It is found in wetlands, prairies, pond margins and wet flatwoods.