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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cunila origanoides
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Stone-mint at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cunila origanoides
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-30-001:
Cunila origanoides FAMILY Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mappia origanoides
COMMON NAME:
Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint
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JK Marlow jkm120407_740
April Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120407_742
April Spartanburg County SC
A wiry, much-branched plant with sessile ovate leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm120407_756
April Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm250618_1126
June Greenville County SC
Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve
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Dan Whitten sdw_169
September Spartanburg County SC
The 5-lobed flowers are 3/8" long, with 2 protruding stamens, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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Dan Whitten sdw_173
September Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow jkm221108_0629
November Greenville County SC
Leaves sessile or short-petioled, oval to lance-shaped, with sparingly toothed margins, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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JK Marlow jkm221108_0632
November Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm221108_0633
November Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm221108_0637
November Greenville County SC
Stems square, wiry verging on woody, branched, reddish-brown, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cunila origanoides
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cunila origanoides
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-30-001:
Cunila origanoides
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mappia origanoides
413
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, shale barrens, other dry (usually sloping) woodlands and barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in GA) (rare in Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pinkish/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
2 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p084
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p323
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p083
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p232
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p219
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p146
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