Agastache wrightii

Agastache wrightii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Agastache
Species:
A. wrightii
Binomial name
Agastache wrightii
(Greenm.) Woot. & Standl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Brittonastrum wrightii (Greenm.) B.L. Rob.
  • Cedronella wrightii Greenm.

Agastache wrightii is a plant species in the genus Agastache, family Lamiaceae. It is native to the US states of Arizona and New Mexico, as well as the Sierra Madre Occidental along the boundary between the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora.[2][3] Its common name is Sonoran giant hyssop.[4]

It is a herb up to 2m tall with blue flowers.

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Agastache wrightii
  2. ^ Wooton, Elmer Ottis, & Paul Carpenter Standley. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 16(4): 168. 1913.
  3. ^ New Mexico Rare Plants
  4. ^ Firefly Forest