Cunila origanoides

Cunila origanoides

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Cunila
Species:
C. origanoides
Binomial name
Cunila origanoides
Synonyms[2]
  • Cunila mariana L.
  • Hedyosmos origanoides (L.) Kuntze
  • Mappia origanoides (L.) House
  • Satureja origanoides L.
  • Ziziphora mariana (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Cunila origanoides, with the common names stone mint, frost mint, dittany, and American dittany,[3] is a perennial late-summer-flowering subshrub with small purple flowers that is native to the central and eastern United States.[4] It belongs to the Lamiaceae (mint) family and is the only species in the Cunila genus native to the United States.[5] It grows in habitats such as dry forests and the thin soil around rock outcrops.[6] This species has historically been cultivated for use as a medicinal herb, tea, and ornamental plant.

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org.
  2. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Cunila origanoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cunila origanoides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. ^ "2013 BONAP North American Plant Atlas. TaxonMaps". bonap.net.
  6. ^ Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora