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Cressler, Alan

Clinopodium dentatum

Clinopodium dentatum (Chapm.) Kuntze

Florida Calamint, Toothed Savory

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Synonym(s): Calamintha dentata, Satureja dentata

USDA Symbol: CLDE4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Leaf Arrangement: Opposite
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Lanceolate , Oval
Size Notes: From about 12 to 28 inches in height.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Violet
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL , GA
Native Distribution: Florida Panhandle and a disjunct population in Tattnall County, Georgia.
Native Habitat: Sandylands in old fields, roadsides, in open pine woodlands and pine-oak woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Clinopodium dentatum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Clinopodium dentatum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Clinopodium dentatum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-05-14
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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