Cunila origanoides

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Nepetoideae
Tribus: Mentheae
Subtribus: Menthinae
Genus: Cunila
Species: Cunila origanoides
Name

Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton, 1894
Synonyms

Basionym
Satureja origanoides L., Sp. Pl.: 568 (1753).
Homotypic
Hedyosmos origanoides (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 520 (1891).
Mappia origanoides (L.) House, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 8: 62 (1922).
Heterotypic
Cunila mariana L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1359 (1759).
Ziziphora mariana (L.) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 1: 208 (1817).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Eastern USA
Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional: Central USA
Arkansas, Delaware, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Britton, N.L. , 1894. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 5: 278 (1894)

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cunila origanoides in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Cunila origanoides. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Apr 19. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Cunila origanoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Cunila origanoides. Published online. Accessed: Apr 19 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cunila origanoides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
azərbaycanca: Cunila mariana
English: common dittany
Nederlands: Cunila mariana

Cunila origanoides—common names stone mint, frost mint, dittany, and American dittany[2]—is a perennial late-summer-flowering subshrub with small purple flowers, which is native to the Eastern United States.[3] It grows in habitats such as dry forests and the thin soil around rock outcrops.[4] This species has historically been cultivated for use as a medicinal herb, tea, and ornamental plant.

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References

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 24 June 2015.
"Cunila origanoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cunila origanoides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora

Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.