Lamiaceae

Hairy pagoda-plant

Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Blephilia

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Hairy pagoda-plant: Hairy Wood Mint ( Blephilia hirsuta ) in the United States — Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Hairy pagoda-plant

Synonyms

Blephilia brevipes Raf.
Blephilia hirsuta f. albiflora House
Blephilia hirsuta var. glabra Fernald
Blephilia lanceolata Raf.
Blephilia nepetoides Raf.
Monarda hirsuta Pursh

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: benet2006, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeremy Atherton, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.