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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium georgianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium georgianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium georgianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-27-002:
Satureja georgiana FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Calamintha (Labiatae) in the southern United States (Shinners, 1962)
Calamintha georgiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clinopodium georgianum
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Savory, Georgia Basil, Georgia Calamint, False Peppermint
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JK Marlow jkm080517_129
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080517_129b
May Aiken County SC
Savannah River Bluffs Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm120913_783
September Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Leaf margins crenate to serrate, base cuneate to rarely rounded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120913_785
September Greenville County SC
In cultivation
The upper lip of the calyx is 3-toothed, the lower 2-toothed, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120913_794
September Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Thyrse of numerous well-spaced loosely-3-9-flowered cymules, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120913_798
September Greenville County SC
In cultivation
Flowers borne mostly in 3-flowered clusters from the leaf axils, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Sam Pratt sbp_3426
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
Flowers are 2-lipped, with the lower lip deeply lobed at the apex, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Sam Pratt sbp_3429
September Spartanburg County SC
In cultivation
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium georgianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium georgianum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium georgianum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-27-002:
Satureja georgiana
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Calamintha (Labiatae) in the southern United States (Shinners, 1962)
Calamintha georgiana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clinopodium georgianum
1331
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry rocky or sandy woodlands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA & SC, rare in NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Semi-evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p061
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p095
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p210
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p269
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p256
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p123
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p73
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p322
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p230
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p080
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p146
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