Biology:Agastache pallidiflora
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Agastache pallidiflora | |
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Scientific classification 
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Agastache pallidiflora (Heller) Rydb.
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=AGPA.
- ↑ "Species Detail Forb". https://cals.arizona.edu/yavapaiplants/SpeciesDetailForb.php?genus=Agastache&species=pallidiflora.
- ↑ "BRIT - Native American Ethnobotany Database". http://herb.umd.umich.edu/herb/search.pl?searchstring=Agastache+pallidiflora.
Wikidata ☰ Q4691436 entry
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