Hyptis radiata Willd.
Hyptis alata (Raf.) Shinners
Musky mint, clustered bushmint
Musky mint, named for its musky odor, is native throughout the southeastern United States, along with Cuba, Argentina, southern Brazil, and Paraguay.
Plants: Short-lived perennial 2–3′ (60–91 cm) tall, with square stems.
Leaves: Opposite, lanceolate, with serrated edges, 1½–4″ (3.8–10 cm) long.
Flowers: Flowers emerge from leaf axils, on short stalks. They are rounded, with an asymmetric calyx. The corolla has one lip, pink to lavendar, and four stamens that extend beyond the corolla. There are five white, hairy sepals beneath the flower dome. Flowers appear from May to November.
Fruits: An ovary, with two more more seed chambers.
Habitats: Wetlands, prairies, pond and lake margins, and flatwoods.
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Hyptis alata (Raf.) Shinners var. stenophylla Shinners
Hyptis radiata Willd.
Hyptis radiata Willd.
4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 7 × 8″ (18 × 20 cm) 
4/12/2015 · Shark Valley, Everglades National Park, Florida · ≈ 7 × 10″ (16 × 25 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Lamiaceae | Mint family |
| Genus | Hyptis | From the Greek huptios for “turned back,” from the lower lip position of the flower |
| Species | alata | With appendaged wings or flanges, usually on the stems or leaf petioles |
Hyptis alata description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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