Lamiaceae
Limestone calamint
Clinopodium arkansanum
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Clinopodium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Limestone calamint
Synonyms
- Calamintha arkansana (Nutt.) Shinners
- Calamintha glabella A.Gray
- Calamintha glabella var. angustifolia (Torr.) DeWolf
- Calamintha glabella var. diversifolia Alph.Wood
- Calamintha glabella var. nuttallii (Benth.) A.Gray
- Calamintha nuttallii Benth.
- Clinopodium glabrum Kuntze
- Cunila glabella Torr.
- Hedeoma arkansana Nutt.
- Micromeria arkansana (Nutt.) Benth.
- Micromeria glabella var. angustifolia Torr.
- Rafinesquia angustifolia Raf.
- Satureja arkansana (Nutt.) Briq.
- Satureja glabella var. angustifolia (Torr.) Svenson
- Satureja glabra (Kuntze) Fernald
Flowers
- In flower
- May to August (from 237 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rob Foster, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: odobenine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.