Raffi at 00:43, 25 July 2009

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Raffi at 07:11, 19 December 2007

2007-12-19T07:11:00Z

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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Calamintha''
| image = Calamintha grandiflora2.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| image_caption = ''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
| genus = '''''Calamintha'''''
| genus_authority = [[Philip Miller|Mill.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
See text.
}}

'''''Calamintha''''' is a genus of plants that belongs to the family [[Lamiaceae]]. There are about thirty species in the genus which is native to the northern temperate regions of Europe and Asia.

Species include:
*''Calamintha officinalis'', a low-growing plant with a minty smell and lavender [[flower]]s. It prefers alkaline [[soil]]. The [[Leaf|leaves]] can be used to make [[tea]].

''Calamintha'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora albitarsella]]''.
*''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]'' is an [[ornamental plant]], which is usually called Large-Flowered Calamint.

{{Lamiaceae-stub}}
[[Category:Lamiaceae]]

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-{{Taxobox
+__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
 | name = ''Calamintha''
-| image = Calamintha grandiflora2.jpg
+| common_names = Calamint
-| image_width = 240px
+| growth_habit = herbaceous{{SSN}}
-| image_caption = ''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]''
+| high = ?   <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+| wide =     <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+| origin = ?   <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
-| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
+| poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
-| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
+| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
-| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
+| exposure = full sun, light-shade{{SSN}}
-| genus = '''''Calamintha'''''
+| water = moderate{{SSN}}
-| genus_authority = [[Philip Miller|Mill.]]
+| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
-| subdivision_ranks = Species
+| hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
-| subdivision =
+| bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
-See text.
+| usda_zones = ?   <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 }}
-'''''Calamintha''''' is a genus of plants that belongs to the family [[Lamiaceae]]. There are about thirty species in the genus which is native to the northern temperate regions of Europe and Asia.
+===Propagation===
-Species include:
+===Pests and diseases===
-*''Calamintha officinalis'', a low-growing plant with a minty smell and lavender [[flower]]s. It prefers alkaline [[soil]]. The [[Leaf|leaves]] can be used to make [[tea]].
+{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
-''Calamintha'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora albitarsella]]''.
+==Species==
-*''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]'' is an [[ornamental plant]], which is usually called Large-Flowered Calamint.
+Species{{SSN}}
-{{Lamiaceae-stub}}
+==Gallery==
-[[Category:Lamiaceae]]
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->

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