Clinopodium coccineum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Clinopodium |
Species: | C. coccineum
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Binomial name | |
Clinopodium coccineum (Nutt. ex Hook.)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Clinopodium coccineum, commonly known as scarlet calamint or red basil, is a evergreen perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae. [2]
It is indigenous to the coastal areas of south-eastern United States and is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. [3] C. coccineum is a woody perennial, which grows to a height of 12–35 in (30–90 cm). It produces reddish-orange tubular labiate flowers. [4] It has simple obovate leaves, with dentate margins. [5] The leaves have a glandular (downy) surface and are opposite. [6]
Clinopodium coccineum | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Clinopodium |
Species: | C. coccineum
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Binomial name | |
Clinopodium coccineum (Nutt. ex Hook.)
Kuntze
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Clinopodium coccineum, commonly known as scarlet calamint or red basil, is a evergreen perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae. [2]
It is indigenous to the coastal areas of south-eastern United States and is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. [3] C. coccineum is a woody perennial, which grows to a height of 12–35 in (30–90 cm). It produces reddish-orange tubular labiate flowers. [4] It has simple obovate leaves, with dentate margins. [5] The leaves have a glandular (downy) surface and are opposite. [6]