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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium coccineum   FAMILY Lamiaceae   Go to FSUS key



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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image of Clinopodium coccineum, Scarlet Wild Basil, Scarlet Calamint, Red Mint Shrub, Red Basil

Will Stuart    wil_8461047931_5679a99607

September        

Corolla bright scarlet, 27-50mm long; calyx 8-18mm long; flowers > 1 per axil, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Clinopodium coccineum, Scarlet Wild Basil, Scarlet Calamint, Red Mint Shrub, Red Basil

Alan Cressler    alc_6289921575_e42f2f6b8c

October    Emanuel County    GA

Ohoopee Dunes Natural Area

image of Clinopodium coccineum, Scarlet Wild Basil, Scarlet Calamint, Red Mint Shrub, Red Basil

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

 

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Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills and pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Uncommon

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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

 

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