Calamintha dentata

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Calamintha dentata
Calamintha dentata MMS March 2015.jpg
Photo taken by Michelle Smith at TNC's Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae ⁄ Labiatae
Genus: Calamintha
Species: C. dentata
Binomial name
Calamintha dentata
(Weath.) Small
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Natural range of Calamintha dentata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Florida calamint; toothed savory

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: Calamintha dentata Chapman; Satureja dentata (Chapman); Clinopodium dentatum (Chapman) Kuntze.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Phenology

C. dentata has been observed flowering from March to October with peak inflorescence in May and June.[2]


Conservation and management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 7 DEC 2016