Lamiaceae — Mint Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae
Trichostema fruticosum K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema fruticosum K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema fruticosum K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema fruticosum is a short-lived perennial shrub found in coastal southeastern US habitats near shore.

Trichostema gracile K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema gracile K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema gracile K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema gracile is a newly described aromatic mint family herb endemic to Florida's mesic to scrubby flatwoods.

Trichostema lanatum Benth.

Trichostema lanatum Benth.

Trichostema lanatum Benth.

Trichostema lanatum (woolly bluecurls) is a California native ornamental, with documented Indigenous medicinal uses and confirmed antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties.

Trichostema lanceolatum Benth.

Trichostema lanceolatum Benth.

Trichostema lanceolatum Benth.

Trichostema lanceolatum is a scented annual wildflower native to western North America, used by California Indigenous people as traditional medicine.

Trichostema latens K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema latens K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema latens K.S.McClell., 2023

Trichostema latens is a perennial mint-family herb endemic to Franklin County, Florida, found in scrubby flatwoods habitats.

Trichostema parishii Vasey

Trichostema parishii Vasey

Trichostema parishii Vasey

Trichostema parishii Vasey is an aromatic flowering shrub native to chaparral and scrub habitats of southern California and Baja California.

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Vitex agnus-castus L.

Vitex agnus-castus, or chaste tree, is a cultivated flowering shrub with documented historical, medicinal, and religious uses.

Vitex lucens Kirk

Vitex lucens Kirk

Vitex lucens Kirk

Vitex lucens, or pūriri, is a New Zealand-endemic Vitex tree historically selectively logged for timber.

Vitex negundo L.

Vitex negundo L.

Vitex negundo L.

Vitex negundo L. is a widely used medicinal aromatic shrub or small tree native to tropical Africa and Asia.

Vitex rotundifolia L.f.

Vitex rotundifolia L.f.

Vitex rotundifolia L.f.

Vitex rotundifolia is a sprawling coastal tolerant perennial shrub that grows across much of the Pacific Rim and has medicinal uses.

Vitex trifolia L.

Vitex trifolia L.

Vitex trifolia L.

Vitex trifolia L. is a coastal woody plant distributed across the Indo-Pacific, used in Polynesian traditional medicine.

Volkameria inermis L.

Volkameria inermis L.

Volkameria inermis L.

Volkameria inermis L. is a woody shrub or small tree, whose seeds and roots are used to treat marine animal bite venom.

Warnockia scutellarioides (Engelm. & A.Gray) M.W.Turner

Warnockia scutellarioides (Engelm. & A.Gray) M.W.Turner

Warnockia scutellarioides (Engelm. & A.Gray) M.W.Turner

Warnockia is a 1996-named Lamiaceae genus with just one known species, prairie brazosmint, native to the US south-central region and northern Mexico.

Westringia eremicola A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Westringia eremicola A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Westringia eremicola A.Cunn. ex Benth.

Westringia eremicola (slender westringia) is a small Australian slender shrub that flowers year-round and grows in sandy mallee habitats.

Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce

Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce

Westringia fruticosa (Willd.) Druce

Westringia fruticosa is a hardy coastal shrub popular in cultivation that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Lavandula viridis L'Hér.

Lavandula viridis L'Hér.

Lavandula viridis L'Hér.

Lavandula viridis is an aromatic Mediterranean shrub with aromatic oils that have tested antifungal activity.

Lavandula lanata Boiss.

Lavandula lanata Boiss.

Lavandula lanata Boiss.

Woolly lavender (Lavandula lanata) is an evergreen flowering shrub native to southern Spain, widely cultivated for gardens.

Lavandula pinnata Lundmark

Lavandula pinnata Lundmark

Lavandula pinnata Lundmark

Lavandula pinnata Lundmark is a small downy shrub that bears deep violet flower spikes from late spring to summer.

Lavandula buchii Webb & Berthel.

Lavandula buchii Webb & Berthel.

Lavandula buchii Webb & Berthel.

Lavandula buchii is a woody shrub with distinct leaf, inflorescence and flower characteristics described here.

Lavandula canariensis Mill.

Lavandula canariensis Mill.

Lavandula canariensis Mill.

Lavandula canariensis is a half-hardy woody evergreen shrub with bipinnate leaves and summer-borne fragrant blue flower spikes.

Rhaphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer

Rhaphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer

Rhaphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer

Rhaphiodon echinus is the only species in its genus, a Lamiaceae flowering plant endemic to eastern Brazil.

Ocimum basilicum L.

Ocimum basilicum L.

Ocimum basilicum L.

Ocimum basilicum (basil) is an often annual herb native to tropical Afro-Eurasia, used in traditional folk medicine.

Ocimum campechianum Mill.

Ocimum campechianum Mill.

Ocimum campechianum Mill.

Ocimum campechianum is a Lamiaceae plant of the Americas with culinary, ethnomedicinal and ritual uses, and many common names.

Ocimum gratissimum L.

Ocimum gratissimum L.

Ocimum gratissimum L.

Ocimum gratissimum is a basil species native to Africa, southern Asia and nearby regions, used in Nigerian cooking.

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