Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench (Lamiaceae) - Acino alpino - Alpine calamint

Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench Meth. 407 (1794)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench
Distribuzione in Europa

Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Asteridae
Order / Ordine: Lamiales
Family / Famiglia: Lamiaceae

Genus / Genere: Acinos

Species / Specie

Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench

Acinos arvensis (Lam.) Dandy

Acinos corsicus (Pers.) Getliffe

Acinos rotundifolius Pers.

Acinos suaveolens (S. et Sm.) G. Don

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: synonym / sinonimo

Vedi / See :
Clinopodium alpinum (L.) Kuntze

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Acino alpino

English name: Alpine calamint

Forma biologica: Ch suffr
Periodo di fioritura: VI-VIII
Tipo corologico: Orof. S-Europ.
Altitudine (min/max): 900/2600 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Calamintha alpina (L.) Lam. subsp. alpina
Clinopodium alpinum (L.) Merino
Satureja alpina (L.) Scheele
Calamintha alpina (L.) Lam.

Sottospecie:
Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench var. nebrodensis (Strobl) Pign.

Images / Immagini

Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench

Credit: Photo by Leo Michels - Source: http://www.imagines-plantarum.de/
Public domain image

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this photo for any purpose. It's recommended to cite the author and the source.

Acinos alpinus (L.) Moench

Credit: Photo by Giuliano Salvai

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Lamiaceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

(*) For any material available from this server, I do not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed.

BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti