Other common names:
Arkansas Mint, Limestone Calamint, Limestone Savory, Ozark Calamint, Wild Calamint, Wild Savory Other scientific names: Calamintha arkansanum, Calamintha arkansana, Calamintha nuttallii, Clinopodium glabrum, Hedeoma arkansana, Hedeoma glabra, Satureja arkansana, Satureja glabella, Satureja glabra French names:
Calament d'Arkansas Family: Mint Family (Lamiaceae) Similar species: •
Long-leaved Bluets (Houstonia longifolia) - Flower is not tubular, has four distinct petals, and the leaves are not minty-smelling. •
Small-flowered Gerardia (Agalinis paupercula) - Flower is more purple and more tubular, lobes not so obvious. Flowers: Summer; Blue/Violet Leaves: Opposite/Whorled, Entire Habitat: Fields and Open Areas Grows in Sun/Shade:
Sun Native/Non-native:
Native For more information visit: Ontario Wildflowers Photographs:
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Close-up view of a typical Low Calamint flower.
Nice bunch of Low Calamint plants.
Sometimes the flowers are white.
Another pair of white Low Calamint flowers.
Note the typical flower shape, which is tubular, with two lobes on top and three on the bottom.
After the initial basal leaves, the more typical narrow leaves grow out.
Low Calamint is easily identified by th minty smell of the bruised leaves. (Sorry, this website is not smell-enabled).
A typical patch of Low Calamint.
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