''Agastache parvifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name small-leaf giant hyssop. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to far northern

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, where it grows in woodlands. It is an uncommon species and is sometimes considered a local subspecies of ''

Agastache urticifolia ''Agastache urticifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name nettleleaf giant hyssop or horse mint. Distribution It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, wher ...

''.

Description

This plant is an aromatic perennial herb producing an erect stem with triangular serrated leaves on petioles. This species is characterized by leaves under 5 centimeters long and 3.5 wide. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

is a spike occupying the top of the stem. The flowers have pink-tipped green

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...

s and tubular pink corollas.

References

External links

Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfilePhoto gallery
parvifolia Endemic flora of California {{Lamiaceae-stub