Mint / Dead-Nettle Family [Lamiaceae] |
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20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
Corollas, at 15 - 25mm long, longer than the 10-15mm long of Common Calamint |
20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
Flowers a darker pink than those on Common Calamint |
20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
Leaves, at 3.5-6.0cm long are longer than those of 1.5 - 4cm of Common Calamint. With 6-10 teeth on each side the leaves have more teeth than the 3-8 teeth of Common Calamint. |
20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
The considerably longer lengths of the corolla tubes compared to those of Common Calamint. |
20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
The purple spots on the lower petal are larger than those of Common Calamint. |
20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
20th Sept 2014, Isle of Wight. | Photo: © Dawn Nelson |
The two lower sepal teeth are longer than those on Common Calamint. (On Lesser Calamintthe teeth are all about equal length and nearly straight). |
Easily mis-identified as : Common Calamint (Clinopodium ascendens) and This is a very rare [RRR] found only in the Isle of Wight. Grows in scrub on calcareous soils.
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Clinopodium | menthifolium | ⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ | Lamiaceae |
Clinopodium (Calamints) |
Mint / Dead-Nettle Family [Lamiaceae] |