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Anise Hyssop - Agastache foeniculum

Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop; syn. Agastache anethiodora Britton), commonly called anise hyssop, is a species of perennial plant in the mint family,. This plant is native to much of north-central and northern North America. Anise hyssop is in the same family as hyssop (the mint family Lamiaceae), but they are not closely related. Hyssop (Hyssopus) is a genus of about 10-12 species of herbaceous or semi-woody plants native from the east Mediterranean to central Asia.

Approvals

Animal Part(s) Comment
Birds All
Canid All
Equid All
Felid All
Herp-Invert All
Hoofstock All
Insectivore All
Marsupials All
Pachyderm All
Phocid All
Porcine All
Primate All
Rodentia All
Small Mammal All
Ursid All

Locations

Location Comments
Aviary, Aquarium check with Hort dept

images

Anise Hyssop

Plant

Anise Hyssop

Flower

Raw Data

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               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Marsupials', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Primate', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Insectivore', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Phocid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Pachyderm', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Rodentia', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Hoofstock', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Small Mammal', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Equid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Ursid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Herp-Invert', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Felid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Canid', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'},
               {'ApprovalAnimal': 'Birds', 'ApprovalPart': 'All'}],
 'BotanicalName': 'Agastache foeniculum',
 'Comments': 'Agastache foeniculum (blue giant hyssop; syn. Agastache '
             'anethiodora Britton), commonly called anise hyssop, is a species '
             'of perennial plant in the mint family,. This plant is native to '
             'much of north-central and northern North America. Anise hyssop '
             'is in the same family as hyssop (the mint family Lamiaceae), but '
             'they are not closely related. Hyssop (Hyssopus) is a genus of '
             'about 10-12 species of herbaceous or semi-woody plants native '
             'from the east Mediterranean to central Asia.',
 'CommonName': 'Anise Hyssop',
 'Images': [{'ImageType': 'Plant', 'ImageURL': 'Images/flvs15fq.p0q.JPG\r'},
            {'ImageType': 'Flower', 'ImageURL': 'Images/c3jlurqn.45j.JPG\r'}],
 'Locations': [{'LocationComments': 'check with Hort dept',
                'LocationName': 'Aviary, Aquarium'}],
 'PlantID': '63'}