Poliomintha
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Poliomintha is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae.[1] It is native to the southwestern United States, Haiti, and northern Mexico.[2][3]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Subfamily: | Nepetoideae |
Tribe: | Mentheae |
Genus: | Poliomintha A.Gray[1] |
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The name is derived from the Greek words πολιός (polios), meaning "grey," and μίνθη (minthe), meaning "mint."[4] Members of the genus are commonly known as rosemary-mints.[5]
- Species[2]
- Poliomintha bustamanta B.L.Turner - Nuevo León; also called Mexican oregano[6]
- Poliomintha conjunctrix Epling & Wiggins - Baja California
- Poliomintha dendritica B.L.Turner - Coahuila
- Poliomintha glabrescens A.Gray – Leafy rosemary-mint - Big Bend region of western Texas, Coahuila
- Poliomintha incana (Torr.) A.Gray – Frosted mint, hoary rosemary-mint - Chihuahua, western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, southwestern Colorado, San Bernardino County in California
- Poliomintha longiflora A.Gray[5][7] - Nuevo León, Coahuila, Haiti; also called Mexican oregano[8]
- Poliomintha maderensis Henrard - Coahuila
- Poliomintha marifolia (S.Schauer) A.Gray - Hidalgo