Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Agastache pallidiflora Rydberg subsp. neomexicana (Briquet) Lint & Epling
(New Mexico
Giant Hyssop)
Family: Lamiaceae
Status: Endemic
Synonyms:
Agastache neomexicana (Briquet) Standley
Agastache pallidiflora subsp. neomexicana is a beautiful tall erect herb with a long cylindrical, terminal spikelike panicle of deep rose purple flowers. The leaves are deeply veined and serrate. The stems are square. Agastache pallidiflora subsp. neomexicana is found in moist canyons at middle elevation.
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Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 3, 2007

Agastache pallidiflora ssp. neomexicana, detail of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Canyon, Sept. 3, 2007
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