Agastache cana (Hook.) Wooton & Standl.

Mosquito plant (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Agastache

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.65
Mature height (meter) 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Dry slopes in the mountains.
More
It is a tropical plant.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 3-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-9

Usage

It is fragrant and is put in a claret cup.
Uses -
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 16
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -5
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Agastache cana unspecified picture

Distribution

Agastache cana world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Agastache cana threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6297-2
WFO ID wfo-0000901710
COL ID 5TQ7C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Cedronella cana Cedronella hastifolia Cedronella mexicana var. cana Agastache cana