genus
Hyssops
Agastache
Field notes
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- Anise Hyssop native
- Nettle-leaf Giant Hyssop native
- Yellow Giant Hyssop native
- Purple Giant Hyssop native
- Korean Mint introduced
- Mexican Giant Hyssop
- New Mexico Giant Hyssop present
- Pale Giant Hyssop
- Threadleaf Giant Hyssop native
- trans-Pecos Giant Hyssop
- Agastache micrantha
- Sonoran Giant Hyssop
- Agastache aurantiaca
- Small-leaved Horsemint native
- Western Giant Hyssop native
- Mosquito Plant native
- Agastache coccinea
- Pringle's Giant Hyssop
- Cusick's Giant Hyssop native
- Agastache mearnsii
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native hyssops All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Yellow Giant Hyssop
Agastache nepetoides
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
84
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Anise Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum
food
2
flowers
186
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Purple Giant Hyssop
Agastache scrophulariifolia
flowers
96
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Nettle-leaf Giant Hyssop
Agastache urticifolia
flowers
92
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Small-leaved Horsemint
Agastache parvifolia
flowers
43
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Western Giant Hyssop
Agastache occidentalis
flowers
38
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Threadleaf Giant Hyssop
Agastache rupestris
flowers
37
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Cusick's Giant Hyssop
Agastache cusickii
flowers
35
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Mosquito Plant
Agastache cana
flowers
19