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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Lamiaceae
Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze
blue giant hyssop, fragrant giant hyssop, lavender giant hyssop
Agastache: from agan, "very much," and stachys, "an ear of corn or wheat," having many spikes
foeniculum: a diminutive of the Latin word foenum, "hay," because of the smell
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb with anise or fennel smell; stems square, sometimes branching above |
| Flower: | blue, 5-parted, 1/3" long, slightly irregular, hairy;  inflorescence a dense whorl of flowers forming cylindrical spikes up to 8" x 1", often interrupted near the base; blooms July-Sept. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, whitish beneath, coarsely toothed, largest to 4 1/2 " |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; dry to moderate moisture; woods, prairies, uplands; in sandy, loamy soil |
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