Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium coccineum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium coccineum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium coccineum
SYNONYMOUS WITH Calamintha (Labiatae) in the southern United States (Shinners, 1962)
Calamintha coccinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clinopodium coccineum
INCLUDED WITHIN -
Satureja coccinea
COMMON NAME:
Scarlet Wild Basil, Scarlet Calamint, Red Mint Shrub, Red Basil
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Will Stuart wil_8461047931_5679a99607
September
Corolla bright scarlet, 27-50mm long; calyx 8-18mm long; flowers > 1 per axil, per Weakley's Flora.
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Alan Cressler alc_6289921575_e42f2f6b8c
October Emanuel County GA
Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area
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Alan Cressler alc_6290438446_983957392b
October Emanuel County GA
Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium coccineum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium coccineum
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium coccineum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Calamintha (Labiatae) in the southern United States (Shinners, 1962)
Calamintha coccinea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Clinopodium coccineum
INCLUDED WITHIN
-
Satureja coccinea
231
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Uncommon
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Evergreen/Semi-evergreen
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
Red
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
4 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring?
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p095
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p256
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p123
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p071
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p320
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p230
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p080
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