Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CALAMINTHA Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. 1754.
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TYPE: Non designatus.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calamintha ashei | ASHE'S CALAMINT; ASHE'S CALAMINTHA | Native Threatened-State | ||
| Calamintha coccinea | SCARLET CALAMINT | Native | ||
| Calamintha dentata | FLORIDA CALAMINT; TOOTHED SAVORY | Native Threatened-State | ||
| Calamintha georgiana | GEORGIA CALAMINT | Native Rare-State |
Identification Key
1. Leaves mostly distinctly petiolate, glabrate, the petiole 1.5-5(8) mm long, the blade toothed (usually at least some, sometimes obscurely so) to entire, margins not revolute, obscurely punctate, the lower surface with distinct secondary veins; calyx (including teeth) 4-6 mm long
1. Leaves mostly subsessile, densely pubescent to glabrate, the petiole 0-1(2.5) mm long, the blade strongly punctate and often revolute, obscurely to strongly punctate, the lower surface with obscure to unapparent secondary veins; calyx (including teeth) 6-9 mm long
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2. Leaves mildly revolute to not revolute, mostly narrowly obovoate, pubescent to glabrate; calyx (including teeth) (8)9-14(18) mm long; corolla 27-50 mm long, red or yellow
2. Leaves revolute (usually at least some), mostly narrowly obovate to linear, densely pubescent; calyx (including teeth) 6-9 mm long; corolla 10-20 mm long, white to pink or lavender
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3. Leaves toothed (usually at least some, sometimes obscurely so) or entire, mostly narrowly obovate to narrowly oblanceolate and tapered at the base or nearly petiolate
3. Leaves entire, usually nearly linear to narrowly oblong-lanceolate without a tapered base
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diodeilis | Diodeilis Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 3: 82. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Diodeilis coccinea (Nuttall ex Hooker) Rafinesque (Cunila coccinea Nuttall ex Hooker) | |
| Faucibarba | Faucibarba Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 402. 1867. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Rafinesquia | Rafinesquia Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 3: 82. 1837 ("1836"), non Rafinesquia Rafinesque 1837 (nom. rej.), nec Rafinesquia Nuttall 1841 (nom. cons.). | TYPE: Rafinesquia coccinea (Nuttall ex Hooker) Rafinesque (Cunila coccinea Nuttall ex Hooker) = Diodeilis Rafinesque 1837. |