Clinopodium coccineum

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Clinopodium coccineum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clinopodium
Species:
C. coccineum
Binomial name
Clinopodium coccineum
(Nutt. ex Hook.) Kuntze
Synonyms [1]
  • Calamintha coccinea
  • Clinopodium macrocalyx
  • Cunila coccinea
  • Melissa coccinea
  • Rafinesquia coccinea
  • Satureja coccinea
  • Satureja macrocalyx

Clinopodium coccineum, commonly known as scarlet calamint or red basil, is a evergreen perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae. [2]

It is indigenous to the coastal areas of south-eastern United States and is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. [3] C. coccineum is a woody perennial, which grows to a height of 12–35 in (30–90 cm). It produces reddish-orange tubular labiate flowers. [4] It has simple obovate leaves, with dentate margins. [5] The leaves have a glandular (downy) surface and are opposite. [6]

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References

  1. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
  2. "Calamintha coccinea - Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
  3. "USDA Plants Database".
  4. Sciences, College of (June 7, 2017). "Scarlet Calamint (Calamintha coccinea)".
  5. "Hortipedia - Clinopodium coccineum".
  6. "Hortus Camdenensis | Calamintha coccinea (Nutt. ex Hook.) Benth". hortuscamden.com.