Clinopodium coccineum, commonly known as scarlet calamint or red basil, is a evergreen perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Clinopodium |
| Species: | C. coccineum
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| Binomial name | |
| Clinopodium coccineum (Nutt. ex Hook.) Kuntze
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It is indigenous to the coastal areas of south-eastern United States and is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi.[3] C. coccineum is a woody perennial, which grows to a height of 12–35 in (30–90 cm). It produces reddish-orange tubular labiate flowers.[4] It has simple obovate leaves, with dentate margins.[5] The leaves have a glandular (downy) surface and are opposite.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center – The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org.
- ^ "Calamintha coccinea – Species Details". Atlas of Florida Plants.
- ^ "USDA Plants Database".
- ^ Sciences, College of (June 7, 2017). "Scarlet Calamint (Calamintha coccinea)".
- ^ "Hortipedia – Clinopodium coccineum".
- ^ "Hortus Camdenensis | Calamintha coccinea (Nutt. ex Hook.) Benth". hortuscamden.com.