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| name = ''Calamintha''
 
| name = ''Calamintha''
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| image = Calamintha grandiflora2.jpg
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| common_names = Calamint
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| image_width = 240px
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| growth_habit = herbaceous{{SSN}}
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| image_caption = ''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]''
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
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| lifespan = perennial{{SSN}}
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| familia = [[Lamiaceae]]
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| exposure = full sun, light-shade{{SSN}}
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| genus = '''''Calamintha'''''
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| water = moderate{{SSN}}
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| genus_authority = [[Philip Miller|Mill.]]
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| subdivision_ranks = Species
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| subdivision =  
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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See text.
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones = 2-9, 14-24, 31-41{{SSN}}
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Calamintha grandiflora0.jpg
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| image_width = 240px   <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption = Calamintha grandiflora
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| regnum = Plantae
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|unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
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|unranked_classis = Eudicots
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|unranked_ordo = Asterids
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|ordo = Lamiales
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|familia = Lamiaceae
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|genus = Calamintha
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| species =  
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| subspecies =  
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==Cultivation==
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'''''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.
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===Propagation===
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Species include:
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===Pests and diseases===
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*''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]].
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''Calamintha'' species are used as food plants by the [[larva]]e of some [[Lepidoptera]] species including ''[[Coleophora|Coleophora albitarsella]]''.
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==Species==
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*''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]'' is an [[ornamental plant]], which is usually called Large-Flowered Calamint.
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Species{{SSN}}
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*''[[Calamintha acinos]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos arvensis]]'', the [[Basil]] [[Thyme]]
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*''[[Calamintha alpina]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos alpinus]]'', the Alpine Calamint
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*''[[Calamintha ascendens]]'' - a synonym for ''Calamintha sylvatica''
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*''[[Calamintha ashei]]''
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*''[[Calamintha baetica]]'' - a synonym for ''Calamintha sylvatica''
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*''[[Calamintha chinensis]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium chinense]]''
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*''[[Calamintha clinopodium]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium vulgare]]'', the Wild [[Basil]]
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*''[[Calamintha coccinea]]''
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*''[[Calamintha dentata]]''
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*''[[Calamintha exigua]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos rotundifolius]]''
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*''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]'' - Large-Flowered Calamint, an [[ornamental plant]].
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*''[[Calamintha graveolens]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos rotundifolius]]''
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*''[[Calamintha nepeta]]'' - Lesser Calamint, used as an herb in Italian cuisine, where it is called ''nipitella'' or ''nepitella''[http://www.crimson-sage.com/shop/?shop=1&itemid=100157]
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*''[[Calamintha nepetoides]]'' - a synonym for ''Calamintha nepeta''
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**''[[Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta]]''
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*''[[Calamintha officinalis]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Calamintha sylvatica]]''
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*''[[Calamintha sylvatica]]'', Common Calamint, 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]].
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**''[[Calamintha sylvatica ascendens]]'' - an earlier name for ''[[Calamintha sylvatica]]''
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*''[[Calamintha umbrosa]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium umbrosum]]''
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*''[[Calamintha vulgaris]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium vulgare]]'', The Wild Basil
  
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==Gallery==
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==References==
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<!--- *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 25 July 2009


Calamintha grandiflora


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: ⌛ [[Lifespan::perennialsn]]
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property., [[Exposure::light-shadesn]]
Water: ◍ [[Water::moderatesn]]
Sunset Zones: [[Sunset zones::2-9, 14-24, 31-41sn]]
Scientific Names

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