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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hyptis alata   FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-04-001:
Hyptis alata   FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hyptis radiata

COMMON NAME:
Musky Mint, Cluster Bushmint

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Will Stuart    wil_hyptis_alata_860

September    Brunswick County    NC

An erect herb to 3m tall w heads on long peduncles arising from leaf axils. — Will Stuart

Will Stuart    wil_hyptis_alata_866

September    Brunswick County    NC

Flowers borne in large, globose heads, 1.5-2.5cm across, on 2-6cm peduncles, per Weakley's Flora (2015).

Will Stuart    wil_hyptis_alata_876

September    Brunswick County    NC

Keith Bradley    kab_h_alata_1_kb72044_1

December    Miami-Dade County    FL

Navy Wells Pineland Preserve

Heads hemispheric, involucrate. Calyx teeth setaceous [bristle-like], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hyptis alata var. alata   FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hyptis alata   FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-04-001:
Hyptis alata   FAMILY Lamiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hyptis radiata