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Taxon:  Agastache foeniculum (Pursh) Kuntze



Summary
Genus:
Agastache
Family:
Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily:
Nepetoideae
Tribe:
Mentheae
Subtribe:
Nepetinae
Nomen number:
312121
Place of publication:
Revis. gen. pl. 2:511. 1891
Verified:
08/17/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Stachys foeniculum Pursh

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Agastache anethiodora (Nutt.) Britton
Hyssopus anethiodorus Nutt.
Hyssopus anisatus Nutt.
Hyssopus foeniculum (Pursh) Spreng.
Lophanthus anisatus Benth.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 208.
  3. Dorn, R. D. 1977. Manual of the vascular plants of Wyoming
  4. Dorn, R. D. 1984. Vascular plants of Montana
  5. Eilers, L. J. & D. M. Roosa. 1994. The vascular plants of Iowa
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  7. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Lint, H. & C. Epling. 1945. A revision of Agastache. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 33:212-213.
  10. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  11. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  13. Ownbey, G. B. & T. Morley. 1991. Vascular plants of Minnesota: a checklist and atlas
  14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  15. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  16. Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. 67-70. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
  17. Still, S. M. 1994. Manual of herbaceous ornamental plants, ed. 4
Common names
English
anise-hyssop –
anise-mint –
blue giant-hyssop –
licorice-mint –
English (Canada)
giant-hyssop –
French
hysope anisée –
French (Canada)
agastache fenouil –
German
Anis-Ysop –
Duftnessel –
Swedish
anisisop –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntariow.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNebraskan.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNorth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesSouth Dakota 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesColoradon.-c.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesMontanaw.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesWyominge.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territoriess.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoba 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan 
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedNorthern America Canada e.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States e.
Native
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories (s.w.)]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario (w.)]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska (n.w.), North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (n.-c.), Montana (w.), Wyoming (e.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada (e.), United States (e.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Small, E. 1997. Culinary herbs. 67-70. Note: NRC Research Press, Ottawa
Environmentalornamental Still, S. M. 1994. Manual of herbaceous ornamental plants, ed. 4
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Food additivesflavoringused as spice and in herbal teasMarkle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312121. Accessed 2 June 2025.