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23 unusual facts about Lamiaceae


Abílio Fernandes

Some of her work was published in Flora Zambesiaca and she did a taxonomic revision of the families Avicenniaceae, Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae.

Ajuga pyramidalis

Ajuga pyramidalis, commonly known as pyramidal bugle, is a flowering plant of the genus Ajuga in the family Lamiaceae.

Barton Holland Warnock

An endemic genus of plants Lamiaceae is named in his honour as well, Warnockia.

Bombus flavifrons

The bumblebee feeds on several flowering plants, most commonly those in Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Saxifragaceae, and Lamiaceae.

Carcharodus

The larvae feed on various herbs of several different plant families, including Malvaceae and Lamiaceae.

Clerodane diterpene

Its biosynthesis in plants (mostly present in the families Lamiaceae and Asteraceae) takes place in the chloroplasts.

Clinopodium mimuloides

Clinopodium mimuloides is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name monkeyflower savory.

El Allia

Dates, from date palms, are the most significant agricultural product, followed by mint.

Gardening in restricted spaces

The University of Maryland Cooperative Extension recommends media depth of four to six inches for things like leaf greens, Asian greens, mustards, garlic, radish, basil, cilantro, thyme, mint, and marjoram.

Geniosporum prostratum

The plant Geniosporum prostratum, belonging to the family Lamiaceae is widely available in Tamil Nadu, India.

Lamium maculatum

Lamium maculatum (also known as spotted deadnettle, spotted henbit and purple dragon) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Lebanon, Syria and Turkey).

Leonotis artemisia

Leonotis artemisia, also known as motherwort, is a species of plant in the Leonotis genus and the Lamiaceae (mint) family.

Melittis

Melittis melissophyllum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae.

Monardella australis

Monardella australis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name southern monardella.

Monardella cinerea

Monardella cinerea is a rare species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name gray monardella.

Monardella viridis

Monardella viridis is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the mint family which is endemic to California.

Music of Rajasthan

Or for instance another song about Podina (Mint) and how it is liked by various members of the family (an allegorical reference to a local liquor extracted from mint is also made).

Salvia glutinosa

Salvia glutinosa (glutinous sage, sticky sage, Jupiter's sage, Jupiter's distaff) is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family.

Schizonepeta

Used as a medicinal herb, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, (family Lamiaceae), is cultivated chiefly in the provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jiangxi, China.

Tulsi chaura

Tulasī or Holy Basil is an aromatic plant in the family Lamiaceae which is native throughout the Old World tropics and widespread as a cultivated plant and an escaped weed.

Udea olivalis

The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants, such as Hedera helix, Lychnis, Urtica, Symphytum officinale and Lamiaceae.

William Sole

In his spare time, Sole undertook influential botanical research, specialising in the study of mints in his garden, where he tried to replicate natural conditions as closely as possible.

Winter savory

Winter savory (Satureja montana) is a perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe.


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Creeping charlie

Glechoma hederacea, also known as "ground ivy", in family Lamiaceae

History of plant systematics

Ray, who listed over 18,000 plant species in his works, is credited with establishing the monocot/dicot division and some of his groups — mustards, mints, legumes and grasses — stand today (though under modern family names).

Jockey's Cap

Prostanthera striatiflora - commonly known as Mintbush, is a genus of plants of the family Lamiaceae.

Wild hyssop

Agastache cana, a plant in the Lamiaceae family native to New Mexico and Texas