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Clinopodium alpinum Kuntze

Calament des Alpes (fr), Ziziphora des Alpes (fr), Clinopode des Alpes (fr), Sarriette des Alpes (fr), Acinos des Alpes (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Clinopodium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.38
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry sunny habitats in mountains and rocky places. Rocks and shady mountain slopes in the subalpine zone.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-7
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The leaves are used to preserve and flavour melted butter.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Tea (unspecified), Antipyretics (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 28
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Clinopodium alpinum habit picture by Giovanni Scarmoncin (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium alpinum habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium alpinum habit picture by Myriam Landon (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Clinopodium alpinum leaf picture by Pietro Brignoli (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium alpinum leaf picture by noemi (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium alpinum leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Clinopodium alpinum flower picture by Dominique Robin (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium alpinum flower picture by anja john (cc-by-sa)
Clinopodium alpinum flower picture by Aurore Garnavault Blanchard (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Clinopodium alpinum world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:445714-1
WFO ID wfo-0000890580
COL ID W6NN
BDTFX ID 18251
INPN ID 91900
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Synonyms

Acinos alpinus f. albiflorus Acinos alpinus Thymus alpinus Satureja alpina Calamintha alpina Calamintha rotundifolia Acinos alpinus f. hirsutus Faucibarba alpina Melissa alpina Satureja alpina subsp. pyrenaea Acinos alpinus var. dinaricus Acinos alpinus subsp. dinaricus Acinos alpinus var. hirsutus Calamintha alpina var. adrianopolitana Calamintha alpina subsp. aetnensis Calamintha alpina subsp. meridionalis Calamintha alpina var. minor Calamintha alpina var. erecta Calamintha suaveolens subsp. langei Calamintha alpina var. nebrodensis Satureja alpina var. vuachensis Satureja alpina var. granatensis Calamintha alpina var. parviflora Acinos alpinus var. latior Satureja alpina var. nebrodensis Satureja alpina var. kestica Clinopodium alpinum

Lower taxons

Clinopodium alpinum subsp. albanicum Clinopodium alpinum subsp. alpinum Clinopodium alpinum subsp. hungaricum Clinopodium alpinum subsp. majoranifolium Clinopodium alpinum subsp. meridionale Clinopodium alpinum subsp. orontium Clinopodium alpinum subsp. sardoum
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