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Photographer: from USDA Plants website
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Family Lamiaceae
Elsholtzia ciliata (Thunb.) Hyl.
crested late-summer mint
Elsholtzia: for J.S. Elsholtz, German physician and botanist from 17th century
ciliata: cilium for "small hairs;" fringed with hair
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| Status: | Introduced - adventive |
| Plant: | annual forb, aromatic; stems square |
| Flower: | 5-parted,  |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite |
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