Hyptis capitata

Hyptis capitata, also known as false ironwort^[2] or knobweed, is a species of erect annual shrubs, of the plant family Lamiaceae. It is native to Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America but naturalized in Australia, Southeast Asia, and some tropical islands.^[1] The plants grow up to a height of 1.5 meters.^[3][4][5] Crushed leaves are applied to cuts.^[6] It is considered a weed in many places.^[7]

Hyptis capitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Hyptis
Species:	H. capitata
Binomial name
Hyptis capitata Jacq.
Synonyms[1]
Clinopodium capitatum (Jacq.) Sw. Hyptis capitata var. mariannarum (Briq.) Briq. Hyptis capitata var. mexicana Briq. Hyptis capitata var. pilosa Briq. Hyptis capitata f. pilosa Donn.Sm. Hyptis capitata var. vulgaris Briq. Hyptis decurrens (Blanco) Epling Hyptis mariannarum Briq. Hyptis rhomboidea M.Martens & Galeotti Mesosphaerum capitatum (Jacq.) Kuntze Mesosphaerum rhombodeum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Kuntze Pycnanthemum decurrens Blanco