Hyptis alata (Rafinesque) Shinners var. alata . Common name: Cluster Bushmint. Phenology: May-Oct. Habitat: Wet pine savannas, margins of swamp forests, wet powerline rights-of-way, ditches. Distribution: E. NC south to s. FL, west to se. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Shinners (1962j); < Hyptis alata (Raf.) Shinners — Fl6, GW2, K4, RAB, Tx, WH3; < Hyptis alata (Raf.) Shinners ssp. alata — FNA; < Hyptis radiata Willd. — S; Pycnanthemum alatum Raf. Basionym: Pycnanthemum alatum Raf. 1817
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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