Summary
Place of publication:
Revis. gen. pl. 2:511. 1891
Verified:
08/17/1987
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
- Kindscher, K. Medicinal wild plants of the prairie: an ethnobotanical guide. 1992
- Lint, H. & C. Epling. 1945. A revision of Agastache. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 33:212-213.
- Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
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- McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
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Common names
English
anise-hyssop – anise-mint – blue giant-hyssop – licorice-mint – French
hysope anisée – German
Anis-Ysop – Duftnessel – Swedish
anisisop –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Ontario | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Iowa | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Minnesota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Nebraska | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | North Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | South Dakota | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | North-Central U.S.A. | United States | Wisconsin | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Colorado | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Montana | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Wyoming | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Subarctic America | Canada | Northwest Territory | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Alberta | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Manitoba | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | Saskatchewan | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | Canada | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | | United States | | |
Native
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Ontario]
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NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States [Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Colorado, Montana, Wyoming]
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SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada [Northwest Territory]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
Cultivated
()
Naturalized
Northern America
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REGION:
Canada, United States
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Bee plants | honey production | | Small, E. Culinary herbs. 1997 67-70. |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
| Food additives | flavoring | | Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998 |
| Medicines | folklore | | McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000 |
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312121.
Accessed 16 December 2025.