#family_Labiatae__Labiatae__Lamiaceae__family_Lamiaceae__mint_family the mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary
supertype: asterid_dicot_family__asteriddicotfamily family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
member of: order_Polemoniales
member: genus_Acinos__Acinos plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha
member: basil_thyme__basil_balm__basilbalm__mother_of_thyme__Acinos_arvensis__Satureja_acinos fragrant European mint having clusters of small violet-and-white flowers; naturalized especially in eastern North America
member: genus_Agastache__Agastache giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop
member: giant_hyssop__gianthyssop any of a number of aromatic plants of the genus Agastache
member: genus_Ajuga__Ajuga bugle
member: bugleweed__bugle any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover
member: genus_Ballota__Ballota perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound
member: black_horehound__blackhorehound__black_archangel__blackarchangel__fetid_horehound__fetidhorehound__stinking_horehound__Ballota_nigra ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
member: genus_Blephilia__Blephilia small genus of North American herbs: wood mints
member: wood_mint American herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowers
member: hairy_wood_mint__Blephilia_hirsuta a variety of wood mint
member: downy_wood_mint__Blephilia_celiata a variety of wood mint
member: genus_Calamintha__Calamintha calamint
member: calamint perennial aromatic herbs growing in hedgerows or scrub or open woodlands from western Europe to central Asia and in North America
member: genus_Clinopodium__Clinopodium wild basil
member: wild_basil__cushion_calamint__cushioncalamint__Clinopodium_vulgare__Satureja_vulgaris aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia
member: genus_Collinsonia__Collinsonia small genus of perennial erect or spreading aromatic herbs; United States
member: horse_balm__horsebalm__horseweed__stoneroot__richweed__stone_root__stoneroot__Collinsonia_canadensis erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers; the eastern United States
member: genus_Coleus genus of Old World tropical plants cultivated for their variegated leaves; various plants sometimes placed in genera Plectranthus or Solenostemon
member: coleus__flame_nettle__flamenettle any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
member: genus_Conradina__Conradina small genus of low aromatic shrubs of southeastern United States
member: Apalachicola_rosemary__Conradina_glabra small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species
member: genus_Dracocephalum__Dracocephalum genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind family: dragonheads
member: dragonhead__dragon's_head__Dracocephalum_parviflorum American herb having sharply serrate lanceolate leaves and spikes of double-lipped blue to violet flowers
member: genus_Elsholtzia genus of Asiatic and African aromatic herbs
member: elsholtzia any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Elsholtzia having blue or purple flowers in one-sided spikes
member: genus_Galeopsis__Galeopsis erect annual European herbs
member: hemp_nettle__dead_nettle__Galeopsis_tetrahit coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
member: genus_Glechoma__Glechoma ground ivy
member: ground_ivy__alehoof__field_balm__fieldbalm__gillovertheground__runaway_robin__runawayrobin__Glechoma_hederaceae__Nepeta_hederaceae trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
member: genus_Hedeoma__Hedeoma small genus of American herbs (American pennyroyal)
member: American_pennyroyal__pennyroyal__Hedeoma_pulegioides erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
member: genus_Hyssopus__Hyssopus Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs
member: Hyssopus_officinalis__hyssop a European mint with aromatic and pungent leaves used in perfumery and as a seasoning in cookery; often cultivated as a remedy for bruises; yields hyssop oil
member: genus_Lamium__Lamium genus of Old World herbs: dead nettles; henbits
member: dead_nettle any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
member: white_dead_nettle__Lamium_album European dead nettle with white flowers
member: henbit__Lamium_amplexicaule Eurasian plant having toothed leaves and small two-lipped white or purplish-red flowers
member: genus_Lavandula__Lavandula lavender
member: lavender any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
member: genus_Leonotis__Leonotis small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of South Africa
member: wilde_dagga__dagga__capedagga__red_dagga__reddagga__Leonotis_leonurus relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
member: lion's-ear__Leonotis_nepetaefolia__Leonotis_nepetifolia pantropical herb having whorls of striking lipped flowers; naturalized in United States
member: genus_Leonurus__Leonurus genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and flowers in whorls
member: motherwort__Leonurus_cardiaca bitter Old World herb of hedgerows and woodland margins having toothed leaves and white or pale pink flowers
member: genus_Lepechinia__Lepechinia__Sphacele__genus_Sphacele a dicotyledonous genus of the family Labiatae
member: Lepechinia_calycina__pitcher_sage__pitchersage__sphacelecalycina California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
member: genus_Lycopus__Lycopus small genus of herbs of the mint family
member: Lycopus_virginicus__bugleweed a mildly narcotic and astringent aromatic herb having small whitish flowers; eastern United States
member: water_horehound__waterhorehound__Lycopus_americanus aromatic perennial herb of United States
member: gipsywort__gypsywort__Lycopus_europaeus hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers
member: genus_Origanum a genus of aromatic mints of the family Labiatae
member: origanum any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings
member: pot_marjoram__potmarjoram__oregano__wild_marjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_vulgare aromatic Eurasian perennial
member: sweet_marjoram__sweetmarjoram__knotted_marjoram__knottedmarjoram__Origanum_majorana__Majorana_hortensis aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe
member: dittany_of_crete__cretan_dittany__crete_dittany__cretedittany__hop_marjoram__hopmarjoram__winter_sweet__Origanum_dictamnus dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
member: genus_Majorana__Majorana small genus of herbs usually included in the genus Origanum
member: genus_Marrubium__Marrubium Old World aromatic herbs: horehound
member: horehound.herbaceous_plant any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium
member: genus_Melissa__Melissa a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
member: garden_balm__lemon_balm__lemonbalm__sweet_balm__sweetbalm__bee_balm__beebalm__Melissa_officinalis bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
member: genus_Mentha__Mentha mint plants
member: mint any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
member: genus_Micromeria__Micromeria large genus of fragrant chiefly Old World herbs
member: yerba_buena__yerbabuena__Micromeria_chamissonis__Micromeria_douglasii__Satureja_douglasii trailing perennial evergreen herb of northwestern United States with small white flowers; used medicinally
member: Micromeria_juliana__savory dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
member: genus_Molucella__Molucella small genus of aromatic herbs of Mediterranean regions; widely cultivated
member: molucca_balm__moluccabalm__bells_of_Ireland__Molucella_laevis aromatic annual with a tall stems of small whitish flowers enclosed in a greatly enlarged saucer- or bell-shaped calyx
member: genus_Monarda wild bergamot, horsemint, beebalm
member: monarda__wild_bergamot any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda
member: genus_Monardella__Monardella a genus of fragrant herbs of the family Labiatae in the western United States
member: mustang_mint__mustangmint__Monardella_lanceolata fragrant California annual herb having lanceolate leaves and clusters of rose-purple flowers
member: genus_Nepeta__Nepeta catmint
member: catmint__catnip__Nepeta_cataria hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
member: genus_Ocimum__Ocimum basil
member: basil any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
member: genus_Perilla__Perilla small genus of Asiatic herbs
member: beefsteak_plant__beefsteakplant__Perilla_frutescens_crispa plant grown for its ornamental red or purple foliage
member: genus_Phlomis large genus of Old World aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs having often woolly leaves
member: phlomis any of various plants of the genus Phlomis; grown primarily for their dense whorls of lipped flowers and attractive foliage
member: Jerusalem_sage__Phlomis_fruticosa a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers
member: genus_Physostegia genus of North American perennial herbs
member: physostegia any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers
member: genus_Plectranthus large genus of ornamental flowering plants; includes some plants often placed in the genus Coleus
member: plectranthus any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus
member: genus_Pogostemon__Pogostemon genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragrant oil
member: Pogostemon_cablin__patchouli__patchouly__pachouli small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes
member: Prunella__genus_Prunella small genus of perennial mostly Eurasian having terminal spikes of small purplish or white flowers
member: self-heal__heal_all__Prunella_vulgaris decumbent blue-flowered European perennial thought to possess healing properties; naturalized throughout North America
member: genus_Pycnanthemum__Pycnanthemum__Koellia__genus_Koellia American mountain mint
member: mountain_mint any of a number of perennial herbs of the genus Pycnanthemum; eastern North America and California
member: genus_Rosmarinus__Rosmarinus rosemary
member: Rosmarinus_officinalis__rosemary widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
member: genus_Salvia large genus of shrubs and subshrubs of the mint family varying greatly in habit: sage
member: salvia__sage any of various plants of the genus Salvia; cosmopolitan
member: genus_Satureja__Satureja__Satureia__genus_Satureia savory
member: savory any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
member: genus_Scutellaria__Scutellaria skullcap; helmet flower
member: genus_Sideritis__Sideritis genus of woolly aromatic herbs or subshrubs or shrubs of Mediterranean region
member: genus_Solenostemon__Solenostemon genus of shrubby often succulent herbs of tropical Africa and Asia; includes some plants often placed in genus Coleus
member: genus_Stachys__Stachys large genus of usually woolly or hairy herbs or subshrubs or shrubs; temperate eastern hemisphere; tropical Australasia
member: hedge_nettle__hedgenettle__dead_nettle__Stachys_sylvatica foul-smelling perennial Eurasiatic herb with a green creeping rhizome
member: Stachys_palustris__hedge_nettle__hedgenettle perennial herb with an odorless rhizome widespread in moist places in northern hemisphere
member: genus_Teucrium__Teucrium large widely distributed genus of perennial herbs or shrubs or subshrubs; native to Mediterranean region to western Asia
member: germander any of various plants of the genus Teucrium
member: genus_Thymus__Thymus large genus of Old World mints: thyme
member: thyme.herbaceous_plant any of various mints of the genus Thymus
member: genus_Trichostema__Trichostema genus of North American aromatic herbs or subshrubs: blue curls
member: blue_curls any of several plants of the genus Trichostema having whorls of small blue flowers
member: black_sage__blacksage__wooly_blue_curls__California_romero__Trichostema_lanatum aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico
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