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Lamiaceae

Lamiaceae
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Sky Jacobs
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PLANT: Annual, biennial and perennial herbs or shrubs (rarely small trees), often variously pubescent, mostly aromatic; stems mostly 4 angled. LEAVES: opposite (rarely alternate or whorled), simple (rarely pinnately compound), mostly toothed to lobed, exstipulate. INFLORESCENCE: cymose, or less often racemose to paniculate, the cymes often congested as axillary verticils, these sometimes forming spikes or interrupted spikes, the internodes then clearly visible. FLOWERS: mostly perfect; sepals 5, connate, the calyx appearing 2 5 lobed or toothed, actinomorphic to zygomorphic, mostly persistent; petals 5, connate, the corolla (4 )5 lobed, mostly strongly zygomorphic, often bilabiate; stamens epipetalous, 2 (2 staminodes sometimes also present) or 4 (then of two lengths); pistil 1; carpels 2; ovary superior, sessile to stalked, deeply 4 lobed, each lobe with 1 ovule; style 1, the stigma usually 2 lobed. FRUIT: of 4 1 seeded nutlets. NOTES: Ca. 200 genera, ca. 3500 spp., cosmopolitan; frequented by many pollinators, especially bees. Volatile oils are produced by most species. Many are cultivated as culinary herbs, including Mentha (mints), Lavandula (lavender), Salvia (sage), Thymus (thyme), Ocimum (basil), Origanum (oregano), and Rosmarinus (rosemary). Others are cultivated for ornament (Solenostemon, Monarda, Salvia) and the alkaloids of a few have known psychoactive or medicinal properties. As traditionally defined, a group that is mostly easy to recognize, but considered polyphyletic by Cantino (1992) Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 79:361 379.
Species within checklist: Maine Eudicots || << 1 - 50 taxa >>
Acinos arvensis
Media resource of Acinos arvensis
Acinos thymoides
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Ajuga genevensis
Media resource of Ajuga genevensis
Ajuga reptans
Media resource of Ajuga reptans
Calamintha acinos
Media resource of Calamintha acinos
Clinopodium acinos
Media resource of Clinopodium acinos
Clinopodium vulgare
Media resource of Clinopodium vulgare
Dracocephalum denticulatum
Media resource of Dracocephalum denticulatum
Dracocephalum formosius
Media resource of Dracocephalum formosius
Dracocephalum moldavica
Media resource of Dracocephalum moldavica
Dracocephalum parviflorum
Media resource of Dracocephalum parviflorum
Dracocephalum virginianum
Media resource of Dracocephalum virginianum
Elsholtzia ciliata
Media resource of Elsholtzia ciliata
Elsholtzia cristata
Media resource of Elsholtzia cristata
Galeopsis bifida
Media resource of Galeopsis bifida
Galeopsis ladanum
Media resource of Galeopsis ladanum
Galeopsis tetrahit
Media resource of Galeopsis tetrahit
Glechoma hederacea
Media resource of Glechoma hederacea
Hedeoma hispida
Media resource of Hedeoma hispida
Hedeoma pulegioides
Media resource of Hedeoma pulegioides
Hyssopus officinalis
Media resource of Hyssopus officinalis
Koellia flexuosa
Media resource of Koellia flexuosa
Koellia leptodon
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not available
Koellia mutica
Media resource of Koellia mutica
Koellia verticillata
Media resource of Koellia verticillata
Koellia virginiana
Media resource of Koellia virginiana
Lamium album
Media resource of Lamium album
Lamium amplexicaule
Media resource of Lamium amplexicaule
Lamium dissectum
Media resource of Lamium dissectum
Lamium maculatum
Media resource of Lamium maculatum
Lamium purpureum
Media resource of Lamium purpureum
Leonurus cardiaca
Media resource of Leonurus cardiaca
Lycopus americanus
Media resource of Lycopus americanus
Lycopus angustifolius
Media resource of Lycopus angustifolius
Lycopus rubellus
Media resource of Lycopus rubellus
Lycopus uniflorus
Media resource of Lycopus uniflorus
Lycopus velutinus
Media resource of Lycopus velutinus
Lycopus virginicus
Media resource of Lycopus virginicus
Marrubium vulgare
Media resource of Marrubium vulgare
Melissa officinalis
Media resource of Melissa officinalis
Mentha alopecuroides
Media resource of Mentha alopecuroides
Mentha aquatica
Media resource of Mentha aquatica
Mentha arvensis
Media resource of Mentha arvensis
Mentha citrata
Media resource of Mentha citrata
Mentha crispa
Media resource of Mentha crispa
Mentha dumetorum
Media resource of Mentha dumetorum
Mentha nemorosa
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not available
Mentha requienii
Media resource of Mentha requienii
Mentha rubra
Media resource of Mentha rubra
Mentha spicata
Media resource of Mentha spicata
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