Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi (Lamiaceae) - Mentuccia comune - Lesser calamint

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi Fl. Pis. 2: 63 (1798)

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)

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi
Distribuzione in Europa

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi
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: Calamintha

Species / Specie

Calamintha ascendens Jord.

Calamintha grandiflora (L.) Moench

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

Calamintha sylvatica Bromf.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Mentuccia comune

English name: Lesser calamint
US name: Lesser Calamint

Forma biologica: H scap
Periodo di fioritura: V-X
Tipo corologico: Orof. S-Europ.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/1500 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Satureja nepetoides (Jord.) Fritsch
Satureja nepeta (L.) Scheele
Calamintha rouyana Rouy
Satureja vulgaris Rouy pro parte, non (L.) Fritsch

Sottospecie:
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi ssp. glandulosa (Req.) P.W. Ball
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi ssp. nepeta
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi subsp. spuneri (Boiss.) Nyman
Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi subsp. sylvatica (Bromf.) R. Morales

Images / Immagini

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Lamiaceae:

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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