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Clinopodium ascendens (Jord.) Samp.

common calamint (Lamiaceae / Labiatae)

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Synonym | Calamintha ascendens Jord.

Clinopodium ascendens has leaves up to 4 cm long, longer than those of Clinopodium nepeta.

Brean Down (VC6: North Somerset); 2019-08-21

 common calamint / Clinopodium ascendens: _Clinopodium ascendens_ has leaves up to 4 cm long, longer than those of _Clinopodium nepeta_.

The shape of the calyx is important; in Clinopodium ascendens, the lower 2 lobes are 2–3 mm long (shorter in Clinopodium nepeta; longer in Clinopodium menthifolium).

South Hinksey (VC22: Berkshire); 2017-08-17

 common calamint / Clinopodium ascendens: The shape of the calyx is important; in _Clinopodium ascendens_, the lower 2 lobes are 2–3 mm long (shorter in _Clinopodium nepeta_; longer in _Clinopodium menthifolium_).

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