About Clinopodium dentatum (Chapm.) Kuntze
Clinopodium dentatum, also known by the synonym Calamintha dentata, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. Its common names are toothed savory and Florida calamint. It is native to Florida and Georgia in the United States. This bushy shrub grows to between 30 and 70 centimeters tall. It is aromatic, with a mint-like scent. Its stems have thin, peeling gray-bronze bark. The oppositely arranged yellow-green leaves are lance-shaped to oval, roughly one centimeter long. They are hairy and glandular. The flower has a hairy, lipped corolla that is about 1.5 centimeters long, not counting its tubular throat. The corolla is lavender, with a pale spot marked with dark flecks on its lower lip. This species is described as "perhaps the weediest species of the genus", and it is sometimes the dominant shrub in its habitat, becoming locally common. It grows in sandy habitats such as sandhills and the Florida scrub, and it can also colonize disturbed areas such as roadsides. The majority of its occurrences are in Florida, but it is also found in Tattnall County, Georgia. This plant may be threatened by the conversion of its native habitat to silviculture.
