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Agastache urticifolia is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name nettleleaf giant hyssop[1] or horse mint.[2]

Agastache urticifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Agastache
Species:	A. urticifolia
Binomial name
Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze

Distribution

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many habitat types. This is an aromatic perennial herb growing an erect stem with widely spaced leaves, each lance-shaped to nearly triangular and toothed.

Description

The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and 7 wide. The inflorescence is a dense spike of many flowers. Each flower has long sepals tipped with bright purple and tubular corollas in shades of pink and purple. The fruit is a light brown, fuzzy nutlet about 2 millimeters long.

Uses

The dried leaves and flowers can be made into tea. It has been used medicinally to treat rheumatism, upset stomachs, and colds.[3]

The plant was used medicinally by several Native American groups, especially the leaves.

References

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Ethnobotany
• Photo gallery

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