Lamiaceae FAMILY
Agastache urticifolia
Agastache urticifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Agastache urticifolia is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of much-branched stems up to 200cm tall from a slowly-spreading rhizomatous rootstock[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to Montana, south to California and Colorado.
HabitatMoist soils of open hillsides, canyons and mountain valleys, from the foothills to about 2,500 metres[ 212 Title A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Publication Author Craighead. J., Craighead. F. and Davis. R. Publisher The Riverside Press Year 1963 ISBN 63-7093 Description Excellent little pocket guide to the area, covering 590 species and often giving details of their uses. ].