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Lesser Calamint - Clinopodium nepeta

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Lesser Calamint Lesser Calamint - Clinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri dylan Horfield Common 3 Jan 2026, 1:48 a.m. 1 Jan 2026, 2:25 p.m.
Lesser Calamint Lesser Calamint - Clinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri dylan Horfield Common 3 Jan 2026, 1:48 a.m. 1 Jan 2026, 2:26 p.m.
Lesser Calamint Lesser Calamint - Clinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri dylan Horfield Common 3 Jan 2026, 1:48 a.m. 1 Jan 2026, 2:26 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread but scarce in England, being concentrated in the east around West Sussex and Cambridge. Also grown in gardens and sometimes escapes. Habitat includes: dry banks, rough grassland, roadsides, hedgebanks, railway banks etc.

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Subspecies

name latinname species sightings media image
Lesser Calamint Clinopodium nepeta subsp. spruneri 1 1 3 image for Lesser Calamint