Calamintha nepeta
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Family Lamiaceae
Taxonomy: Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi
Synonyms: 1 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Melissa nepeta L. (nomenclatural synonym)
Distribution (APC): SA (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: SAH_2014 (4), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (10), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 14 traits from 20 records in 5 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 1 mm (1-1 mm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- fruit_type (categorical): mericarp (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 17.5 mm (10-25 mm) [sources: SAH_2014]
- leaf_width (numerical): 16.5 mm (8-25 mm) [sources: SAH_2014]
- petiole_length (numerical): 0.65 cm (0.3-1 cm) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): orbicular (1); widely_ovate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): cuneate (1); truncate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_margin (categorical): entire (1); toothed_crenate (1); toothed_serrate (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (2) [sources: SAH_2022; Wenk_2022]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.7 m (0.7-0.7 m) [sources: SAH_2023]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 9 | 10 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2014 | 2 | 4 | J. P. Jessop and H. R. Toelken. Flora of South Australia, 4th edition, 4 vols. Electronic version curated by J. Kellermann, State Herbarium of South Australia.. Government Printer, Adelaide, 1986. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |