This occurs from Appalachian regions to upper midwestern states, with a similar overall range to nepetoides but concentrated in cooler zones. It appears to be rare in Ky., but it may have been overlooked due to confusion with nepetoides. A. scrophularifolia differs as follows (W): corolla pale pinkish to purple (versus greenish-yellow to yellow); calyx lobes acute or acuminate, 1.5-2.5 mm long at anthesis (versus obtuse or subacute, 1-1.5 mm); calyx lobes and bracts with white or pink margins (versus green); midstem internodes at least sparsely long-pubescent (versus glabrous or minutely pubescent); lower surface of the leaf pubescent mainly on the veins (versus pubescent on veins and surface). However, the similar Korean species, A rugosa (Fischer & C.A. Meyer) Kuntze, may also be expected in cultivation or escaped (W); that species has generally longer corolla tubes (7-10 mm versus 6-7 mm), and shorter leaves (6-12 cm versus 8-15 cm) that have broader shape (L/W about 2 versus 1.5 and more often subcordate). The coll. of scrophularifolia by D. Noe from ROCK (for EKY but still not processed) was confirmed, and plants were recently rediscovered along Poplar Gap Rd by W. Overbeck & M. Brock. Other reasonble records need to be rechecked: BATH (Wharton 1945) and JACK (D. Taylor, pers. comm.)..The more disjunct report from WARR (Price 1893) also remains unverified. Reports from CAMP and CLAR (SERNEC) are based on misidentifications at KNK. The plant is somewhat aromatic; it has had medicinal and culinary uses (Fuentes-Granadas et al. 1998).