''Hyptis'' is a genus of

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in the family

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. These plants, known commonly as bushmints, are widespread in tropical

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and

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, as well as parts of

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. There are 150 species, which may be annual or perennial herb to shrub. Recently, several genera were segregated from ''Hyptis'' (Harley & Pastore 2012). Selected species: * '' Hyptis alata'' - clustered bushmint, musky mint * '' Hyptis argutifolia'' * '' Hyptis atrorubens'' - marubio oscuro * '' Hyptis brevipes'' * ''

Hyptis capitata ''Hyptis capitata'', also known as false ironwort or knobweed, is a species of erect annual shrubs, of the plant family Lamiaceae. It is native to Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America but naturalized in Australia, ...

'' - false ironwort, wild hops * '' Hyptis crenata'' - Brazilian mint * '' Hyptis diversifolia'' * ''

Hyptis emoryi ''Condea emoryi'' (synonym ''Hyptis emoryi)'', the desert lavender, is a large, multi-stemmed shrub species of flowering plant in Lamiaceae, the mint family. It is one of the favored plants of honeybees in early spring in the southwest deserts ...

'' * '' Hyptis escobilla'' - bayamon * '' Hyptis florida'' * '' Hyptis goyazensis'' * '' Hyptis hirsuta'' * '' Hyptis hygrobia'' * '' Hyptis lantanifolia'' - island bushmint * '' Hyptis lappacea'' * '' Hyptis lorentziana'' * '' Hyptis pseudoglauca'' * '' Hyptis recurvata'' * '' Hyptis suaveolens'' * '' Hyptis velutina''

Gallery

Flickr - João de Deus Medeiros - Hyptis cruciformis.jpg, '' Hyptis cruciformis''

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
Lamiaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lamiaceae-stub