Agastache rugosa
Chinese Giant Hyssop, Korean Giant Hyssop
Other regional names: Korean Mint +1 more
- Korean Mint
- Mint
Also known as: Agastache formosana (Hayata) Hayata ex Makino & Nemoto +10 more
- Agastache formosana (Hayata) Hayata ex Makino & Nemoto
- Agastache rugosa f. alba Y.N.Lee
- Agastache rugosa f. albiflora Kawano
- Agastache rugosa f. hypoleuca (Maxim. ex Herder) H.Hara
- Agastache rugosa var. hypoleuca (Maxim. ex Herder) Kudô
- Cedronella japonica Hassk.
- Elsholtzia monostachya H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Elsholtzia monostachys H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Lophanthus formosanus Hayata
- Lophanthus rugosus Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Lophanthus rugosus var. hypoleucus Maxim. ex Herder
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Agastache rugosa (commonly known as Chinese giant-hyssop or Korean giant-hyssop) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Lamiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Amur, China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Central European Russia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Laos, Sweden, Tibet, Vietnam