Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Agastache wrightii (Greenman) Wooton & Standley
(White
Giant Hyssop)
Family: Lamiaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Cedronella wrightii Greenman
Agastache wrightii is our only member of the Agastache genus with a blue corolla in the Gila area. Over half of the length of the upper calyx teeth lack chlorophyll. Agastache wrightii is found in canyon bottoms in the foothills.
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Agastache wrightii, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon south of Gila, October 2, 2026

Agastache wrightii, inflorescence, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon south of Gila, October 2, 2026

Agastache wrightii, inflorescence, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon south of Gila, October 2, 2026

Agastache wrightii, inflorescence, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon south of Gila, October 2, 2026

Agastache wrightii, front of leaf, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon south of Gila, October 2, 2026

Agastache wrightii, back of leaf, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon south of Gila, October 2, 2026
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