Clinopodium menthifolium
Also known as: Calamintha menthifolia Host +9 more
- Calamintha menthifolia Host
- Calamintha montana subsp. menthifolia (Host) Dostál
- Calamintha officinalis f. menthifolia (Host) Hayek
- Calamintha officinalis subsp. menthifolia (Host) Arcang.
- Calamintha officinalis var. menthifolia (Host) Rchb.f.
- Clinopodium menthifolium (Host) Stace
- Clinopodium sylvatica
- Satureja calamintha subsp. menthifolia (Host) Gams
- Satureja menthifolia (Host) Fritsch
- Satureja menthifolium (L.) Scheele
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lamiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Clinopodium menthifolium is a shrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family. Indigenous to Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Macaronesia, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Altay, Belgium, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Germany, North Carolina, Québec
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