|                    Musky mint, Clustered bushmint
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                |                    Hyptis alata  
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                |                    Lamiaceae 
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                 Landscape Uses:
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                 Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.  Also wet wildflower gardens. | 
               
                Ecological Restoration Notes:  | 
               
              
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                | Availability: | 
               
              
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                 Grown by enthusiasts. | 
               
              
                | Description: | 
               
              
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                 Medium to large herbaceous wildflower. | 
               
              
                | Height: | 
               
              
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                 About 2-4 feet in height.  Usually taller than broad. | 
               
              
                | Growth Rate: | 
               
              
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                 Fast. | 
               
              
                | Range: | 
               
              
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                 Southeastern United States west to Texas and south to Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland; Greater Antilles. | 
               
              
                | Habitats: | 
               
              
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                 Pinelands and prairies. | 
               
              
                | Soils: | 
               
              
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                 Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly drained sandy or calcareous soils, without humus. | 
               
              
                | Nutritional Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. | 
               
              
                | Salt Water Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. | 
               
              
                | Salt Wind Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. | 
               
              
                | Drought Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. | 
               
              
                | Light Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Full sun. | 
               
              
                | Flower Color: | 
               
              
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                 White. | 
               
              
                | Flower Characteristics: | 
               
              
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                 Showy. | 
               
              
                | Flowering Season: | 
               
              
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                 All year; peak spring-fall. | 
               
              
                | Fruit: | 
               
              
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                 Inconspicuous capsule. | 
               
              
                | Wildlife and Ecology: | 
               
              
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                 Attracts insect pollinators. | 
               
                     
                | Horticultural Notes: | 
               
              
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                | Comments: | 
               
              
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                 See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's  Flower Friday page. | 
               
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                    James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Everglades National Park, Florida
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