Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean scrub

Range

Southern Europe

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Lesser Calamint, also known as niepita and mentuccia romana, is a perennial herb of the mint family, found across the Mediterranean, North Africa, and parts of Central Asia. It is a herbaceous plant with grey-green, oregano-like leaves that emit a pennyroyal smell.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Clinopodium

Species

Clinopodium nepeta