Plants › Mint Family
Lesser Calamint
Clinopodium nepeta
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Wood CalamintClinopodium menthifolium
ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
lemon balmMelissa officinalis
lyreleaf sageSalvia lyrata
OreganoOriganum vulgare
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
Apple MintMentha suaveolens
Georgia calamintClinopodium carolinianum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Italy | 1,279 |
|---|---|
| United States | 989 |
| France | 772 |
| Alaska | 756 |
| Centro | 544 |
| Nord-Ovest | 390 |
| Occitanie | 384 |
| Portugal | 343 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 255 |
| Spain | 247 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Mint Family · Lamiaceae |
| Genus | Calamints · Clinopodium |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lesser Calamint with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.