Species: Agastache foeniculum
Blue Giant-hyssop
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Agastache
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
agastache fenouil
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Mint Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Lamiales - Lamiaceae - Agastache
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Agastache foeniculum is an upright perennial herb roughly 0.5 to 1m tall, with terminal clusters of small blue flowers. A. foeniculum occurs in prairies and woods, and grows mostly in central portions of North America (Gleason and Cronquist 1963, Great Plains Flora Association 1986).
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
2001-02-25
Global Status Last Changed
2001-02-25
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
The distribution of A. foeniculum is centered on the northern Plains states, with diminishing occurrences east towards the Atlantic, west towards Washington, north into Canada, and south into Colorado, Nebraska, and Kentucky (USDA-NRCS 1999). A. foeniculum is apparently restricted to North America. The more eastern and western populations of this species (Montana, Washington, and east from Minnesota, Illinois, and western Ontario) are apparently introduced (Lint and Epling 1945, Gleason and Cronquist 1963, Great Plains Flora Association 1986, New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory). In Manitoba, the plant occurs in the southern half of the province (Manitoba Conservation Data Centre).