Clinopodium dentatum
| Clinopodium dentatum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Clinopodium |
| Species: | C. dentatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Clinopodium dentatum (Chapm.) Kuntze | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Calamintha dentata | |
Clinopodium dentatum (syn. Calamintha dentata) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names toothed savory and Florida calamint. It is native to Florida and Georgia in the United States.[1]
This bushy shrub grows up to 30 to 70 centimeters tall. It is aromatic, with a mint scent. The stems have thin, peeling, gray-bron bark. The oppositely arranged yellow-green leaves are lance-shaped to oval and roughly one centimeter in length. They are hairy and glandular. The flower has a hairy, lipped corolla about 1.5 centimeters long not counting its tubular throat. It is lavender in color with a pale, dark-flecked spot on the lower lip. This is "perhaps the weediest species of the genus," and is sometimes the dominant shrub in the habitat, becoming locally common.[2]
This plant occurs in sandy habitat such as sandhills and the Florida scrub. It is also able to colonize disturbed habitat such as roadsides.[1] Most occurrences are in Florida, but it is also known from Tattnall County, Georgia.[2]
This plant may be threatened by the conversion of its habitat to silviculture.[2]
References
- 1 2 Calamintha dentata. Center for Plant Conservation.
- 1 2 3 Clinopodium dentatum. The Nature Conservancy.