PLANTS Profile for Calamintha nepeta (lesser calamint)

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PLANTS Profile

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi
lesser calamint

Symbol:

CANE17

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Lamiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

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Distribution:
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi


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USA (AL, AR, DC, GA, KY, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TN, VA)

Related Taxa:
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

View 76 genera in Lamiaceae, 2 species in Calamintha or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Calamintha nepeta ssp. glandulosa
lesser calamint

Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta
lesser calamint

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus	Calamintha Mill. – calamint
Species	Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi – lesser calamint

Introduced Information:
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501114.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 01:34 PM MDT