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''H. alata'' is commonly found in wet pine savannas, edges of swamp forests, and moist ditches. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
 
''H. alata'' is commonly found in wet pine savannas, edges of swamp forests, and moist ditches. <ref name= "Weakley"> Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.</ref>
  
Additionaly habitats that specimens have been recovered include pine flatwoods, sandy peat of swampland, burned pineland, cypress dome, wet sandy loam, coastal hammock.  <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Samuel B. Jones, Jr., Karen MacClendon, Gary R. Knight, Loran C. Anderson. States and counties: Florida (Charlotte, Brevard, Calhoun, Jackson, Franklin), Mississippi (Lamar) </ref>
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Additionally, habitats that specimens of ''H. alata'' have been recovered include pine flatwoods, sandy peat of swampland, burned pineland, cypress dome, wet sandy loam, and coastal hammock.  <ref name = "FSU herbarium"> URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Samuel B. Jones, Jr., Karen MacClendon, Gary R. Knight, Loran C. Anderson. States and counties: Florida (Charlotte, Brevard, Calhoun, Jackson, Franklin), Mississippi (Lamar) </ref>
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 20:26, 5 June 2018

Common names: clustered bushmint [1] , musky mint [2]

Hyptis alata
Hyptis alata SEF.jpg
Photo by the Southeastern Flora Plant Database
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Hyptis
Species: H. alata
Binomial name
Hyptis alata
Raf.
HYPE ALAT DIST.JPG
Natural range of Hyptis alata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonym: H. radiata (Willdenow)

Variety: none

Description

H. alata is a perennial forb/herb of the Lamiaceae family that is native to North America. [1]

Distribution

H. alata is specifically found in FLorida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the southeastern United States. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

H. alata is commonly found in wet pine savannas, edges of swamp forests, and moist ditches. [3]

Additionally, habitats that specimens of H. alata have been recovered include pine flatwoods, sandy peat of swampland, burned pineland, cypress dome, wet sandy loam, and coastal hammock. [4]

Phenology

H. alata has been known to flower in June, July, September, and October. [5]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database
  2. Jump up Kalmbacher, R. S., et al. (1994). "South Florida flatwoods range vegetation responses to season of deferment from grazing." Journal of Range Management 47(1): 43-47.
  3. Jump up Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  4. Jump up URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2018. Collectors: R.K. Godfrey, R. Kral, Samuel B. Jones, Jr., Karen MacClendon, Gary R. Knight, Loran C. Anderson. States and counties: Florida (Charlotte, Brevard, Calhoun, Jackson, Franklin), Mississippi (Lamar)
  5. Jump up Pan Flora