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''H. alata'' is specifically found in FLorida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in the southeastern United States. <ref name= "USDA"> [https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAM USDA Plant Database]</ref>
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Revision as of 14:22, 22 May 2018

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 ditches. [2]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 USDA Plant Database
  2. Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.