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Revision as of 10:40, 2 November 2015
Common name: Ashe's calamint, Ashe's savory
Synonym: Calamintha ashei
| Clinopodium ashei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae |
| Genus: | Clinopodium |
| Species: | C. ashei |
| Binomial name | |
| Clinopodium ashei (Weath.) Shinners | |
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| Natural range of Clinopodium ashei from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic notes
Description
Distribution
Ecology
Habitat
In the Coastal Plain in Florida and Georgia, C. ashei has been found in pine-oak scrub ridges and Ceratiola scrubs (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Sanidophyllum cumulicola, Osmanthus megacarpus, and Ilex cumulicola (FSU Herbarium).
Phenology
Flowers and fruits have been observed January through June (FSU Herbarium).
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Calamintha ashei at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):
Apidae: Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, Epeolus erigeronis, Epeolus zonatus
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Halictus poeyi, Lasioglossum nymphalis, L. puteulanum
Megachilidae: Anthidiellum notatum rufomaculatum, A.perplexum, Coelioxys germana, Hoplitis truncata, Lithurgus gibbosus, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis, M. campanulae, M. exilis parexilis, M. georgica, M. inimica, M. mendica, M. Megachile petulans, M. policaris, M. rugifrons, M. texana, Osmia calaminthae
Use by animals
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
Photo Gallery
Clinopodium ashei Photo by Kaitlin Griffith
Archbold Biological Station
Clinopodium ashei Photo by Kaitlin Griffith
Archbold Biological Station
References and notes
Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
