Hyptis alata, the musky mint or clustered bushmint, is a shrub species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae, the mint family. The genus Hyptis is commonly known as the bushmints.[2] It is a native species throughout the southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina, as well as in Cuba, Argentina, southern Brazil, and Paraguay.[1][3] It is found in wetlands, prairies, pond margins and wet flatwoods. Hyptis alata is the southeastern United States analog to the Southwestern deserts H. emoryi, the desert lavender.[4]USDA: NRCS: Plants Profile Hyptis alata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Hyptis |
| Species: | H. alata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyptis alata | |
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- Varieties[1]
- Hyptis alata subsp. alata - United States and Cuba
- Hyptis alata subsp. rugosula (Briq.) Harley - South America
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Clustered bushmint (Hyptis alata)_EOL".
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ Photo-Flowers, close-up; Article & photo gallery Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine - "Aquatic, Wetland, and Invasive Plants–Hyptis alata"
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