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Photographer: Kathie and Tom Brock
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Family Lamiaceae
Agastache nepetoides (L.) Kuntze
catnip giant hyssop, yellow giant hyssop
Agastache: from agan, "very much," and stachys, "an ear of corn or wheat," having many spikes
nepetoides: like Nepeta, a Latin name for an aromatic plant
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| Status: | Threatened |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-5' tall, aromatic forb; stems square, branching toward the top |
| Flower: | green to yellow, 5-parted, 1/3" long, slightly irregular, not hairy;  inflorescence dense whorls of flowers forming cylindrical spikes up to 8" ; blooms Aug.-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, coarsely toothed, thin, stalked, rounded at the base, finely hairy beneath |
| Habitat: | partial sun; woods, disturbed areas |
| (Glossary) |
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