Clinopodium arkansanum

Classification	Dicots
Family	Lamiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Clinopodium
Species:	Clinopodium arkansanum (Nutt.) House
Common Name	Limestone Calamint
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S2S3] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Calamintha arkansana	Calamintha arkansana (Nutt.) Shinners
Calamintha arkansana f. arkansana	Calamintha arkansana f. arkansana
Calamintha glabella var. angustifolia	Calamintha glabella var. angustifolia (Torr.) DeWolf
Clinopodium glabrum	Clinopodium glabrum Kuntze
Hedeoma arkansana	Hedeoma arkansana Nutt.
Hedeoma glabra	Hedeoma glabra Nutt.
Satureja arkansana	Satureja arkansana Briq. in Engl. & Prantl
Satureja glabella var. angustifolia	Satureja glabella var. angustifolia (Torr.) Svenson
Satureja glabra	Satureja glabra Fernald

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Cheatham (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, HTTU, KNK, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000014926	Rutherford	Tennessee		KNK Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189600	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189608	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189605	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189599	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189602	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189593	Davidson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0210261	Davidson	Tennessee	A. Gattinger	TENN Satureja arkansana
TENN-V-0189603	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189609	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189594	Dickson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189591	Cheatham	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189606	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189607	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189597	Rutherford	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189598	Rutherford	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189592	Cheatham	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189601	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189596	Rutherford	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189595	Dickson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0189604	Wilson	Tennessee		TENN Calamintha arkansana
TENN-V-0210262	Davidson	Tennessee	A. Gattinger	TENN Satureja arkansana
APSC0101865	Wilson	Tennessee		APSC Calamintha arkansana
APSC0067979	Wilson	Tennessee		APSC Clinopodium arkansanum
HTTU021625		Tennessee		HTTU Clinopodium arkansanum
UCHT025633	Wilson	Tennessee		UCHT Clinopodium glabrum

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Clinopodium arkansanum

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