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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cunila origanoides   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-30-001:

Cunila origanoides   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Mappia origanoides

 

COMMON NAME:
Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint


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image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

JK Marlow    jkm120407_740

April    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

JK Marlow    jkm120407_742

April    Spartanburg County    SC

A wiry, much-branched plant with sessile ovate leaves, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

JK Marlow    jkm120407_756

April    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

Dan Whitten    sdw_169

September    Spartanburg County    SC

The 5-lobed flowers are 3/8" long, with 2 protruding stamens, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

Dan Whitten    sdw_173

September    Spartanburg County    SC

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

JK Marlow    jkm221108_0629

November    Greenville County    SC

Leaves sessile or short-petioled, oval to lance-shaped, with sparingly toothed margins, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

JK Marlow    jkm221108_0632

November    Greenville County    SC

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

JK Marlow    jkm221108_0633

November    Greenville County    SC

image of Cunila origanoides, Wild-oregano, American Dittany, Stone-mint

JK Marlow    jkm221108_0637

November    Greenville County    SC

Stems square, wiry verging on woody, branched, reddish-brown, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cunila origanoides   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cunila origanoides   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-30-001:
Cunila origanoides   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Mappia origanoides

 

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413

Subshrub; Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, shale barrens, other dry (usually sloping) woodlands and barrens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in GA) (rare in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pinkish/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
2 exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps

 

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