Agastache pallidiflora
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| Agastache pallidiflora | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Agastache |
| Species: | A. pallidiflora
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| Agastache pallidiflora | |
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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.[3] Leaves are semi-evergreen, simple and opposite in arrangement.[3] Flower petals are white to purple in color and bloom July to October.[4] It grows in moist canyons.[3]
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.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Agastache pallidiflora (A.Heller) Rydb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ NatureServe (2024). "Agastache pallidiflora". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "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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