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Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze

Lesser Calamint

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Clinopodium (Calamint)

Synonyms

Clinopodium nepeta
Calamintha nepeta
Calamintha officinalis var. nepeta
Calamintha parviflora
Melissa nepeta
Melissa parviflora
Satureja calamintha subsp. nepeta
Satureja calamintha var. nepeta
Satureja nepeta
Thymus nepeta

Related species

Clinopodium acinos (L.) Kuntze - Basil Thyme
Clinopodium alpinum (L.) Kuntze - Alpine Calamint
Clinopodium nepeta (L.) Kuntze - Lesser Calamint
Clinopodium menthifolium (Host) Stace - Wood Calamint
Clinopodium vulgare L. - Wild Basil

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Clinopodium nepeta

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Clinopodium nepeta

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Clinopodium nepeta

Clinopodium nepeta

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • screes, rocky habitats

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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