Calamintha grandiflora

Large-flowered mountain mint ( Clinopodium grandiflorum )

The Large-flowered mountain mint ( Clinopodium grandiflorum ) is a plant that belongs to the family of Lamiaceae.

Description

The Large-flowered mountain mint grows as a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the heights of growth between 20 and 60 centimeters. All plant parts are sparsely hairy. The leafy stems growing erect to ascending. The stalked, arranged in decussate leaves smell like lemon. They measure 3-8 inches in length and 2-5 inches in width. In the form they are oval to roundish vary from. The leaf margin is coarsely toothed or serrated.

The stalked flowers appear singly or in pairs to fifth in cymes summarized. The length of the stem of Zyme approximately corresponds to the stem of the supporting sheets. The flower has a double perianth. The nearly bald, 11- annoying, calyx -tube measures 9 to 14 inches in length. It is divided at the top into two lips. While the upper lip has three teeth, the long, long ciliated lower lip has two teeth. The calyx tube is straight. The dark pink crown is about 25 to 40 millimeters long. Your tube grows straight. The coronary band is double lip develops and differentiates into a ausgerandete upper lip and a three-lobed lower lip. The middle lobe of the lower lip is significantly larger than the side lobes. The four together tending stamens do not protrude from the corolla tube.

The flowering period extends from June to October.

Occurrence

The distribution of the large-flowered mountain mint extends from northeastern Spain to Greece, Turkey and the Caucasus to the western Iran. In Austria it is only found in Southeast Carinthia, as well as a neophyte in Upper Austria. In Switzerland, the main occurrences in Ticino, Graubünden and in the Bernese Oberland are.

As moist locations woods, thickets and rocky places are preferred. It grows at altitudes of 300-2450 meters.

System

The Large-flowered mountain mint was first published in 1753 by Carolus Linnaeus in Species Plantarum under the basionym Melissa L. grandiflora. Carl Kuntze she put 1891 as Clinopodium grandiflorum (L.) Kuntze in the genus Clinopodium. More important, frequently used synonyms are Calamintha grandiflora (L. ) Moench (in close genus opinion ) and Satureja grandiflora (L.) Scheele ( in more generic view ). More recently, a broad genus Satureja is considered polyphyletic and placed the genus Calamintha to Clinopodium. This view is confirmed by the results of molecular systematic studies.

Use

The Large-flowered mountain mint is sometimes considered as an ornamental plant in groups of trees. It is in culture since about 1576. Well known is the variety variegata, is characterized by variegated leaves.

Documents

• Labiate
• Alpine flora
• Ornamental plant