Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Slender Wild Basil at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium gracile
COMMON NAME:
Slender Wild Basil, Slender Calamint
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JK Marlow jkm160707_008
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
Calyx tubular, base rounded, ~ 3mm in flower, ~ 5mm and declinate in fruit, per Flora of China.
JK Marlow jkm160723_014
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
Corolla white to purple-red, ~ 4.5mm. Floral lvs ovate-lanceolate, serrate, per Flora of China.
JK Marlow jkm160723_370
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
Blade of upper stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, margin serrate, apex acute, per Flora of China.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium gracile
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