Plant Description:

• Prairie, mint plant with a hairy, branching, square stem growing up to 80 cm tall
• Hairy, opposite leaves with wide bottoms coming to a point at the tip
• Pale purple flowers in a spike at the top of the plant
• Plant occurs in wet areas such as sloughs or marshes
• Roots are edible
• Can be used to alleviate aching joints
• Found at Stops 3 and 8

 

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-Sourced from Budd's Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1979 and
Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland, 1995.
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