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| name = ''Calamintha'' | | name = ''Calamintha'' | ||
− | | image = Calamintha | + | | common_names = Calamint |
− | | image_width = 240px | + | | growth_habit = herbaceous{{SSN}} |
− | | image_caption = | + | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> |
− | | regnum = | + | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> |
− | | | + | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> |
− | | | + | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> |
− | | ordo = | + | | lifespan = perennial{{SSN}} |
− | | familia = | + | | exposure = full sun, light-shade{{SSN}} |
− | | genus = | + | | water = moderate{{SSN}} |
− | | | + | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> |
− | | | + | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> |
− | | | + | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> |
− | + | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 --> | |
+ | | sunset_zones = 2-9, 14-24, 31-41{{SSN}} | ||
+ | | color = IndianRed | ||
+ | | image = Calamintha grandiflora0.jpg | ||
+ | | image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical --> | ||
+ | | image_caption = Calamintha grandiflora | ||
+ | | regnum = Plantae | ||
+ | |unranked_divisio = Angiosperms | ||
+ | |unranked_classis = Eudicots | ||
+ | |unranked_ordo = Asterids | ||
+ | |ordo = Lamiales | ||
+ | |familia = Lamiaceae | ||
+ | |genus = Calamintha | ||
+ | | species = | ||
+ | | subspecies = | ||
+ | | cultivar = | ||
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+ | {{edit-desc}}<!--- Type description info below this line, then delete this entire line --> | ||
+ | ==Cultivation== | ||
+ | {{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> | ||
− | + | ===Propagation=== | |
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− | + | ===Pests and diseases=== | |
− | + | {{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> | |
− | ''Calamintha'' | + | ==Species== |
− | *''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]'' | + | Species{{SSN}} |
+ | *''[[Calamintha acinos]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos arvensis]]'', the [[Basil]] [[Thyme]] | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha alpina]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos alpinus]]'', the Alpine Calamint | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha ascendens]]'' - a synonym for ''Calamintha sylvatica'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha ashei]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha baetica]]'' - a synonym for ''Calamintha sylvatica'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha chinensis]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium chinense]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha clinopodium]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium vulgare]]'', the Wild [[Basil]] | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha coccinea]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha dentata]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha exigua]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos rotundifolius]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha grandiflora]]'' - Large-Flowered Calamint, an [[ornamental plant]]. | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha graveolens]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Acinos rotundifolius]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[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] | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha nepetoides]]'' - a synonym for ''Calamintha nepeta'' | ||
+ | **''[[Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha officinalis]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Calamintha sylvatica]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[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]]. | ||
+ | **''[[Calamintha sylvatica ascendens]]'' - an earlier name for ''[[Calamintha sylvatica]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha umbrosa]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium umbrosum]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Calamintha vulgaris]]'' - a synonym for ''[[Clinopodium vulgare]]'', The Wild Basil | ||
− | {{ | + | ==Gallery== |
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+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 | ||
+ | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 | ||
+ | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <!--- *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 --> | ||
+ | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | ||
+ | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | ||
+ | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | ||
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+ | ==External links== | ||
+ | *{{wplink}} | ||
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+ | {{stub}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:43, 25 July 2009
Lifespan: | ⌛ | [[Lifespan::perennialsn]] |
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Origin: | ✈ | ? |
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]] |
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Water: | ◍ | [[Water::moderatesn]] |
Sunset Zones: | [[Sunset zones::2-9, 14-24, 31-41sn]] |
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Species
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- Calamintha acinos - a synonym for Acinos arvensis, the Basil Thyme
- Calamintha alpina - a synonym for Acinos alpinus, the Alpine Calamint
- Calamintha ascendens - a synonym for Calamintha sylvatica
- Calamintha ashei
- Calamintha baetica - a synonym for Calamintha sylvatica
- Calamintha chinensis - a synonym for Clinopodium chinense
- Calamintha clinopodium - a synonym for Clinopodium vulgare, the Wild Basil
- Calamintha coccinea
- Calamintha dentata
- Calamintha exigua - a synonym for Acinos rotundifolius
- Calamintha grandiflora - Large-Flowered Calamint, an ornamental plant.
- Calamintha graveolens - a synonym for Acinos rotundifolius
- Calamintha nepeta - Lesser Calamint, used as an herb in Italian cuisine, where it is called nipitella or nepitella[1]
- Calamintha nepetoides - a synonym for Calamintha nepeta
- Calamintha officinalis - a synonym for Calamintha sylvatica
- Calamintha sylvatica, Common Calamint, a low-growing plant with a minty smell and lavender flowers. It prefers alkaline soil. The leaves can be used to make tea.
- Calamintha sylvatica ascendens - an earlier name for Calamintha sylvatica
- Calamintha umbrosa - a synonym for Clinopodium umbrosum
- Calamintha vulgaris - a synonym for Clinopodium vulgare, The Wild Basil
Gallery
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References
External links
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