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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium gracile
COMMON NAME:
Slender Wild Basil, Slender Calamint
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JK Marlow jkm180313_0551
March Greenville County SC
Lake Conestee Nature Park
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JK Marlow jkm160707_008
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
Calyx tubular, base rounded, ~ 3mm in flower, ~ 5mm and declinate in fruit, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm160707_206
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm160723_014
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
Corolla white to purple-red, ~ 4.5mm. Floral lvs ovate-lanceolate, serrate, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm160723_358
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm160723_360
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm160723_362
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm160723_363
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm160723_368
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm160723_370
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
Blade of upper stem leaves ovate-lanceolate, margin serrate, apex acute, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm160723_374
July Spartanburg County SC
Chinquapin Greenway
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3095
August SC
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JK Marlow jkm210824_3096
August SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Clinopodium gracile
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Clinopodium gracile
4029
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, bottomland forests, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Stoloniferous
FLOWER:
Summer
White, pale violet, purplish
Bilaterally symmetrical
2-lipped 5-lobed tubular calyx
2-lipped 5-lobed corolla
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
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