Lesser Calamint

Clinopodium calamintha

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Not native

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 59 Virginia counties.

Ecological relationships

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Clinopodium

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Clinopodium

Direct food only: birds recorded eating this genus across North America. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Also known as

Basil Thyme; Calamintha nepeta; Satureja calamintha var. nepeta