Agastache

Agastache Gronov.

Agastache is a genus of ca. 22 species. All but one are native in North America (a single species in eastern Asia). Several species of the genus are cultivated as ornamentals. Whiteley (2000) cites eight species for European gardens but only a few are more or less widespread. In the past years Agastache has become popular in Belgian horticulture as well but mainly as pot plants.

The identity of plants in cultivation is rarely straightforward. Most garden plants probably are cultivars or hybrids of obscure parentage. Those found in Belgium so far seem to be mostly referable to Agastache rugosa or hybrids/cultivars of it.

Molecular data demonstrated that Agastache forms a distinct clade (e.g. Kaufmann & Wink 1994).

Literature:


Bräuchler C., Meimberg H. & Heubl G. (2010) Molecular phylogeny of Menthinae (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae, Mentheae) -Taxonomy, biogeography and conflicts. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55(2): 501-523.

Budantsev A.L. (1993) Konspekt triby Nepeteae (Lamiaceae): rody Lophanthus, Dracocephalum, Cedronella, Schizonepeta i Agastache. Bot. Zhurn. 78(2): 106-115.

Clement E.J. (2005) Agastache rugosa - an alien new to Britain. BSBI News 99: 46-47. [available online at: http://archive.bsbi.org.uk/BSBINews99.pdf]

De Wolf G.P. (1953) Notes on cultivated Labiates. 1. Agastache. Baileya 1: 115-117.

Drew B.T. & Sytsma K.J. (2012) Phylogenetics, biogeography, and staminal evolution in the tribe Mentheae (Lamiaceae). Am. J. Bot. 99(5): 933-953. [available online at: http://www.amjbot.org/content/99/5/933.long?cited-by=yes&legid=amjbot;99/5/933&related-urls=yes&legid=amjbot;99/5/933]

Fortgens G. & Wijnands D.O. (1991) Agastache. Dendroflora 28: 3-6.

Jäger E.J., Ebel F., Hanelt P. & Müller G. (eds.) (2008) Rothmaler Band 5. Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Krautige Zier- und Nutzpflanzen. Springer Verlag, Berlin: 880 p.

Kaufmann M. & Wink M. (1994) Molecular systematics of the nepetoideae (family Labiatae): phylogenetic implications from rbcL gene sequences. Z. Naturforsch. C. 49(9-10): 635-645.

Lint H. & Epling C. (1945) A revision of Agastache. Amer. Midl. Natural. 33: 207-230. [available online at: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2421328?uid=3737592&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21104191065203]

Sanders R.W. (1981) Cladistic analysis of Agastache (Lamiaceae). In: Funk V.A. & Brooks D.R. (eds.), Advances in cladistics. New York, Botanical Garden: 95-114.

Sanders R.W. (1981) New taxa and combinations in Agastache (Lamiaceae). Brittonia 33(2): 194-197. [available online at: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2806322?uid=3737592&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21104191294373]

Sanders R.W. (1987) Taxonomy of Agastache section Brittonastrum (Lamiaceae - Nepeteae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 15: 92 p. [available online at: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/25027677?uid=3737592&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21104191065203]

Vogelmann J.E. (1985) Crossing relationships among North American and eastern Asian populations of Agastache sect. Agastache (Labiatae). Syst. Bot. 10(4): 445-452. [available online at: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2443814?uid=3737592&uid=2&uid=4&sid=21104191294373]

Whiteley A.C. (2000) Agastache. In: Cullen J. & al. (eds.), The European Garden Flora, vol. 6. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 219-221.

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith