About Clinopodium coccineum (Nutt. ex Hook.) Kuntze
Clinopodium coccineum, commonly called scarlet calamint or red basil, is an evergreen perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. This species is native to coastal areas of the southeastern United States, occurring in the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. C. coccineum is a woody perennial that grows to a height of 12 to 35 inches (30 to 90 centimeters). It produces reddish-orange tubular labiate flowers. Its leaves are simple, obovate, opposite, and have dentate margins. The leaf surface is glandular, also described as downy.
