Agastache pallidiflora
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Agastache pallidiflora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Agastache |
Species: | A. pallidiflora
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Binomial name | |
Agastache pallidiflora (Heller) Rydb.
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Subspecies | |
A. p. neomexicana |
Agastache pallidiflora, commonly known as New Mexico giant hyssop or Bill Williams Mountain giant hyssop, is a plant in the mint family.
Description
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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]
References
- ^ a b c "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
- ^ "Species Detail Forb". cals.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "BRIT - Native American Ethnobotany Database".
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