Agastache foeniculum

Agastache foeniculum

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Agastache
Species:
A. foeniculum
Binomial name
Agastache foeniculum
(Pursh) Kuntze, 1891
Synonyms
List
    • Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton & A.Br. (1898)
    • Hyptis marathrosma (Spreng.) Benth. (1848)
    • Hyssopus anethiodorus Nutt. (1813)
    • Hyssopus anisatus Nutt. (1818)
    • Hyssopus discolor Desf. (1829)
    • Hyssopus foeniculum (Pursh) Spreng. (1818)
    • Lophanthus anisatus (Nutt.) Benth. (1829)
    • Lophanthus foeniculum (Pursh) E.Mey. (1831)
    • Perilla marathrosma Spreng. (1818)
    • Stachys foeniculum Pursh (1813)
    • Vleckia albescens Raf. (1840)
    • Vleckia anethiodora (Nutt.) Greene (1894)
    • Vleckia anisata (Nutt.) Raf. (1837)
    • Vleckia bracteata Raf. (1838)
    • Vleckia bracteosa Raf. (1840)
    • Vleckia discolor Raf. (1840)
    • Vleckia foeniculum (Pursh) MacMill. (1892)
    • Vleckia incarnata Raf. (1840)

Agastache foeniculum (syn. Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton), commonly called anise hyssop, blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, or the lavender giant hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family. The plant is native to much of northern North America. It is tolerant of deer and drought, and is visited by many pollinators.