species 4,885 observations
Musky Mint
Hyptis alata
Field notes
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. Hyptis alata is the southeastern United States analog to the Southwestern deserts H. emoryi, the desert lavender.USDA: NRCS: Plants Profile Hyptis alata
Varieties
Hyptis alata subsp. alata - United States and Cuba
Hyptis alata subsp. rugosula (Briq.) Harley - South America
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Great Black Digger Wasp, Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp, Metric Paper Wasp, Golden-reined Digger Wasp
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Southern Carpenter Bee, Southern Plains Bumble Bee, Red-marked Pachodynerus Wasp, Great Golden Digger Wasp
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Deer resistant
- Yes
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.