Calamintha

Calamintha is a genus of plants that belongs to the family Lamiaceae. There are about thirty species in the genus which is native to the northern temperate regions of Europe, Asia and America.

USES
Calamintha species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora albitarsella.

Species
Calamintha grandiflora is an ornamental plant, which is usually called Large-Flowered Calamint.

Calamintha officinalis (Large-flowered calamint), a low-growing plant with a minty smell and lavender flowers. It prefers alkaline soil. The leaves can be used to make tea.

Calamintha nepeta - used as an herb in Italian cuisine, where it is called nipitella or nepitella.

Calamintha grandiflora

Calamintha coccinea

Calamintha ashei

Calamintha dentata
 

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