Biology:Clinopodium coccineum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Clinopodium coccineum
Clinopodium coccineum01-Alabama.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clinopodium
Species:
C. coccineum
Binomial name
Clinopodium coccineum
(Nutt. ex Hook.) Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
  • Calamintha coccinea
  • Clinopodium macrocalyx
  • Cunila coccinea
  • Melissa coccinea
  • Rafinesquia coccinea
  • Satureja coccinea
  • Satureja macrocalyx

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15350329 entry