Clinopodium vulgare L. subsp. vulgare

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Clinopodium// Species: Clinopodium vulgare L.// Subspecies: Clinopodium vulgare L. subsp. vulgare

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Distribution: Native from Europe to Siberia and West Himalaya according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grassland/ pastures, clearings and edges of forests.

Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – flowering stem with verticillasters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – flowering stem with verticillasters. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – verticillaster with flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Clinopodium vulgare subsp. vulgare. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77167932-1 [Accessed 20.08.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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