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Agastache nepetoides

(L.) Kuntze

Yellow Giant-hyssop

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140036
Element CodePDLAM03070
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusAgastache
Other Common Names
Agastache faux-népéta (FR) yellow giant hyssop (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-18
Change Date1988-05-02
Range Extent Comments
Vermont to southern Ontario, Minnesota and southeastern South Dakota, south to Georgia and Oklahoma.
Threat Impact Comments
Highly threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation, and to a lesser extent by forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
New JerseyS2Yes
MinnesotaS1Yes
GeorgiaS1Yes
KentuckyS4Yes
New YorkS2Yes
DelawareS2Yes
AlabamaS1Yes
IowaS4Yes
IndianaS4Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
VermontS1Yes
MichiganSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
ConnecticutS1Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
South CarolinaSXYes
KansasS4Yes
South DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
MississippiS1Yes
North CarolinaS1Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
WisconsinS3Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
QuebecS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.