Broad-scale Impacts of Fire
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Broad-scale Impacts of Plant Response to Fire
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Common Names
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Cusick's giant hyssop
giant hyssop
horse-mint
Cusick horse-mint
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Conservation Status
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Cusick's giant hyssop is classified as endangered in Montana [
8].
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Cover Value
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Description
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caudex,
forbCusick's giant hyssop is a dwarf perennial forb, usually 4 to 8 inches
(10-20 cm) tall with a spiked inflorescence. Numerous simple or
branched stems arise from a woody taproot and branching caudex. Leaves
are mostly 0.4 to 1.0 inch (1-2.5 cm) long and are finely puberulent.
The fruits are nutlets [
3,
4,
5].
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Distribution
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Cusick's giant hyssop is found in the Steens Mountains of southeast
Oregon; the Santa Rosa, White Pine, and Toiyabe mountains of north and
central Nevada; and the Tendoy Mountains in southwest Montana. It is
also found in numerous locations in central Idaho [
3,
4,
5]. In addition,
populations are reported from other mountain ranges in Nevada [
10].
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Fire Ecology
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caudex,
fire regimeCusick's giant hyssop often inhabits talus slopes that are not generally
susceptible to fire. It may sprout from the caudex following disturbance.
FIRE REGIMES : Find fire regime information for the plant communities in which this
species may occur by entering the species name in the
FEIS home page under
"Find FIRE REGIMES".
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Fire Management Considerations
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No information was available on this topic.
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Growth Form (according to Raunkiær Life-form classification)
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chamaephyteChamaephyte
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Habitat characteristics
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Cusick's giant hyssop is found on dry, rocky sites, and often on talus
slopes. It occurs at mid- to upper elevations in mountains (7,590 to
10,560 feet [2,300-3,200 m]) [
3,
4,
5].
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Habitat: Cover Types
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More info on this topic. This species is known to occur in association with the following cover types (as classified by the Society of American Foresters):
217 Aspen
219 Limber pine
238 Western juniper
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Habitat: Ecosystem
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More info on this topic. This species is known to occur in the following ecosystem types (as named by the U.S. Forest Service in their Forest and Range Ecosystem [FRES] Type classification):
FRES29 Sagebrush
FRES44 Alpine
may occur in other ecosystems but specific information is lacking
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Habitat: Plant Associations
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More info on this topic. This species is known to occur in association with the following plant community types (as classified by Küchler 1964):
K024 Juniper steppe woodlands
K052 Alpine meadows and barren
K055 Sagebrush steppe
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Immediate Effect of Fire
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Specific information on the effect of fire on Cusick's giant hyssop is
not available in the literature. However, aboveground parts of
nettleleaf giant hyssop (Agastache urticfolia) were completely consumed
by late summer and fall fires in the Great Basin Rate of Spread Study,
which was conducted in Nevada [
13].
- bibliographic citation
- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Importance to Livestock and Wildlife
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No information was available on this topic.
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Key Plant Community Associations
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Mid- to high elevation sites in the Santa Rosa and Toiyabe ranges in
Nevada are occupied by scattered limber pine (Pinus flexilis) and
pinyon-juniper woodlands at the lower elevational limits of Cusick's
giant hyssop. On Steens Mountain, Oregon, Cusick's giant hyssop may be
associated with western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis), curlleaf
mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), quaking aspen (Populus
tremuloides), or high-elevation sagebrush-grasslands [
1]. In the Tendoy
Mountains, Montana, Cusick's giant hyssop is common on limestone talus
with mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and Indian ricegrass
(Achnatherum hymenoides) [
7].
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Life Form
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Management considerations
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Nutritional Value
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Occurrence in North America
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ID MT NV OR
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Other uses and values
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Palatability
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Phenology
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More info on this topic. Cusick's giant hyssop flowers from June to August [
3,
5].
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Plant Response to Fire
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Specific information on the response of Cusick's giant hyssop to fire is
not available in the literature. Nettleleaf giant hyssop sprouted in
the first postfire year following late summer and fall fires in Nevada
[
13].
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Post-fire Regeneration
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Caudex, growing points in soil
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Regeneration Processes
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seedNo information was available on this topic. Cusick's giant hyssop likely
sprouts from the caudex and establishes from seed.
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Regional Distribution in the Western United States
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More info on this topic. This species can be found in the following regions of the western United States (according to the Bureau of Land Management classification of Physiographic Regions of the western United States):
5 Columbia Plateau
6 Upper Basin and Range
8 Northern Rocky Mountains
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Successional Status
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Synonyms
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Agastache cusickii Heller
Lophanthus cusickii Greenman
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Taxonomy
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The scientific name of Cusick's giant hyssop is Agastache cusickii (Greenman)
Heller (Lamiaceae). Agastache cusickii var. cusickii and Agastache cusickii
var. parva Cronquist are recognized infrataxa [
3,
4,
5,
6].
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- Matthews, Robin F. 1993. Agastache cusickii. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/
Value for rehabilitation of disturbed sites
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Agastache cusickii: Brief Summary
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Agastache cusickii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Cusick's giant hyssop. It is native to the northwestern United States from eastern Oregon and central Nevada to Idaho and Montana.
This perennial herb grows 10 to 20 centimeters tall from a woody taproot and caudex. Some of the stems spread horizontally underground. It has leaves covered in fine hairs and the fruits are nutlets. The spikelike inflorescence bears flowers with purple-tipped sepals and white corollas each about a centimeter long with protruding stamens. Blooming occurs in June through August.
This plant grows in sagebrush and alpine ecosystems. It grows in dry, rocky mountain habitat such as talus slopes. In Nevada it grows in limber pine and pinyon-juniper woodland habitat. On Steens Mountain in Oregon it has been observed among western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis), curlleaf mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides). In the Tendoy Mountains of Montana it is associated with big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and Indian ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides) on limestone talus.
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