Lamiaceae
Carolina birds-in-a-nest
Macbridea caroliniana
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Macbridea
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Common names
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- English
- Carolina birds-in-a-nest
Synonyms
- Calamintha caroliniana (Walter) Nutt.
- Clinopodium carolinianum (Walter) A.Heller
- Clinopodium walterianum Kuntze
- Macbridea pulchella Benth.
- Macbridea pulchra Elliott ex Nutt.
- Melissa caroliniana (Walter) Benth.
- Melittis caroliniana (Walter) Spreng.
- Satureja caroliniana (Walter) Briq.
- Thymbra caroliniana Walter
- Thymus carolinianus (Walter) Michx.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Cornusflorida, 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.