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Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 514 1891. (syn: Calamintha biebersteinii K.Koch ex Ledeb.; Calamintha nepalensis Fisch. & C.A.Mey.; Calamintha umbrosa (M.Bieb.) Rchb.; Calamintha umbrosa (M. Bieb.) Fisch. & C.A. Mey.; Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) C. Koch; Faucibarba umbrosa (M.Bieb.) Dulac; Melissa umbrosa M.Bieb.; Satureja umbrosa (M.Bieb.) Greuter & Burdet; Satureja umbrosa (M. Bieb.) Scheele; Thymus umbrosus (M.Bieb.) Spreng.);
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Ascending perennial herb with opposite ovate-oblong leaves on up to 10 mm long petioles. Flower clusters (verticillasters) in upper axils, loose, 10-20 fld, in axils of 2-4 mm long bracts; corolla pink to purple, corolla 6-9 mm long. Common on the mountain slopes usually in shaded places on moister situations.
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Shady Calamint • Hindi: Birchee • Nepali: सुपर्नासा Suparnasa, बिलाजोर Bilajor;
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Verticillasters ± loose, 10 – 15 -flowered; bracts 2 – 4 mm long, shorter or rarely somewhat equal to calyx; corolla 5 – 7 (-8) mm long in C. umbrosum
Verticillasters compact, dense, 20 – 30-flowered; bracts 6 -9 mm long, equal or longer than calyx; corolla 7 – 12 (-15) mm long in C. vulgare
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Clinopodium umbrosum from Srinagar, Kashmir: Ascending perennial herb with opposite ovate-oblong leaves on up to 10 mm long petioles. Flower clusters (verticillasters) in upper axils, loose, 10-20 fld, in axils of 2-4 mm long bracts; corolla pink to purple, corolla
6-9 mm long. Common on the mountain slopes usually in shaded places on moister situations. I have a feeling that the plant displayed at FOI may not be this species, differing in blue flowers, never seen in this species. . Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae Fortnight: Lamiaceae-Clinopodium umbrosum from Srinagar, Kashmir-GSMAY17/20 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) K. Koch, Linnaea 21:673. 1849
syn: Melissa umbrosum M. Bieb; Calamintha umbrosa (M. Bieb.) Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Ascending perennial herb with opposite ovate-oblong leaves on up to 10 mm long petioles. Flower clusters (verticillasters) in upper axils, loose, 10-20 fld, in axils of 2-4 mm long bracts; corolla pink to purple, corolla 6-9 mm long. Common on the mountain slopes usually in shaded places on moister situations.   Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 514 1891.
syn: Calamintha umbrosa (M.Bieb.) Rchb.; Melissa umbrosa M. Bieb. Ascending herb rooting at nodes, leaves opposite, sharply toothed; flowers in loose distant whorls; bracts shorter, not forming an involucre.
Photographed from Srinagar, Kashmir
Yes .. A wrong plant was uploaded on FOI earlier, now corrected. Habitat: sloping meadow Perhaps clinopodium umbrosum Yes Sir clinopodium umbrosum The angle of your shot made it deceptive. It is an interrupted spike, but the shot, although very beautiful, makes it appear as a continuous spike. …, I do not see toothed margin described for leaf at FOI. I know when you raise some doubt, some thing good comes out.
Clinopodium umbrosum as well as the related species C. vulgare show lot of variation in leaf size, leaf may be subentire, crenulate to serrate in both the species, and intergrading forms do occur. Former has loose distant whorls, smaller bracts barely up to 4 mm long and corolla 6-9 mm longer, the leaves are more sharply toothed typically. C. vulgare has leaves less sharply toothed almost subentire, whorls condensed, bracts 5-10 mm long and corolla 10-15 mm long. I agree we should have typical specimens on our websites for clear reference. . I am uploading some more photographs for comparison from Kashmir.
Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Clinopodium umbrosum :: Auli :: DVMAY09/09 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 4 images. Sharing few photographs of Clinopodium umbrosum (Family: Lamiaceae) from Joshimath.
I hope my ID is correct?? Yes … Nice photographs.
Lamiaceae ABAPR01/03 : 9 posts by 3 authors. I was in the lower town last week and photograph this plant of the mint family. Which species is this?
Nepeta sp.? Please advise.
Dharamshala, HP
1500m
2 April 2015 Please check Calamintha umbrosa. Thank you … I am confused between Calamintha umbrosa and Calamintha clinopodium (Clinopodium vulgare). I do not know what features differentiate the two. Please advise. Could it be … Clinopodium vulgare Thank you … … suggested Calamintha umbrosa. I am confused between that and Calamintha clinopodium (Clinopodium vulgare). Please advise. efi page on Clinopodium umbrosum & Clinopodium vulgare
As per efi thread VoF Week :: DV :: 31 JUL 12 – 0133 :: ¿ Nepeta ? at Auli: Clinopodium umbrosum as well as the related species C. vulgare show lot of variation in leaf size, leaf may be subentire, crenulate to serrate in both the species, and intergrading forms do occur. Former has loose distant whorls, smaller bracts barely up to 4 mm long and corolla 6-9 mm longer, the leaves are more sharply toothed typically. C. vulgare has leaves less sharply toothed almost subentire, whorls condensed, bracts 5-10 mm long and corolla 10-15 mm long. It is Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) C. Koch, a common species almost through out India. In my Ph.D. thesis I’ve keyed out the difference with C. vulgare as Verticillasters ± loose, 10 – 15 -flowered; bracts 2 – 4 mm long, shorter or rarely somewhat equal to calyx; corolla 5 – 7 (-8) mm long in C. umbrosum
Verticillasters compact, dense, 20 – 30-flowered; bracts 6 -9 mm long, equal or longer than calyx; corolla 7 – 12 (-15) mm long in C. vulgare
It may be stated that the C. vulgare is confined to NW Himalayas in India.   Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae Fortnight: Lamiaceae-Clinopodium umbrosum from Manali-GSMAY18/21 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Uploading Clinopodium umbrosum (syn: Calamintha umbrosa) from Manali, photographed on 23 Nov, 2009       Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Lamiaceae :: Clinopodium umbrosum :: Manali :: ARKMAY-46/46 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6) Clinopodium umbrosum captured at Manali in October 2014. . HP, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID :: ARKDEC-18 : 10 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4).
Requesting to please provide ID of this small herb captured near Solang, Manali, HP in October 2014.
It was near the roadside and hence was covered with dust. Micromeria imbricata May be Clinopodium umbrosum (Lamiaceae). Thank you … for the feedback. M. imbricata is a widely distributed species (West Asia, India and South Africa). Lot of images of Micromeria imbricate are available on google search. Pl. see the link
Probably Clinopodium/Satureja group. The plant uploaded may be Clinopodium umbrosum Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze as per another thread: Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Lamiaceae :: Clinopodium umbrosum :: Manali :: ARKMAY-46/46
Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Clinopodium umbrosum from Chakrata- NS May 05/05 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5) I think yes
Lamiaceae herb for ID SN 16March 08 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) It seems Calamintha umbrosa Benth. Thanks, …, for the Id.
I think it matches with images at Clinopodium umbrosum
I think matches with images of … of this species at the following:
Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Clinopodium from VOF route-NS May 130/130
Nepeta sp.? ABJUL01/20 I think closer to Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze as per keys and images herein.
Thank you … for correction. My oversight!
I cannot tell what this plant is but can guess that it belongs to the mint family and has flowers like that of a Nepeta sp. Please advise.
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1800m
20 July 2015 This belongs to mint family and is Clinopodium sp. Clinopodium species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) … is correct, from the photos I guess it is C. vulgare L. a common species in Himalayas. Thank you I think closer to Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze as per keys and images herein.
Unknown sp -6 from Shillong, Meghalaya : Attachments (2). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Attached images may the species of Lamiaceae. Please ID the species.
Date :09.10.2013
Location: Shillong, Meghalaya
Habitat: Grows wild on hilly slopes
Habit : Herb A species of Clinopodium…. Clinopodium species in efi so far: Clinopodium umbrosum & Clinopodium vulgare I think closer to Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze as per keys and images herein.
Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Lamiaceae ::Plant for ID.:: SMPMAY51/51 : 5 posts by 4 authors. 1 image.
Plant for ID
Micromeria??
Binsar From Infl it is look like Clinopodium sp nice capture The picture dates back to 2005. I was not much curious about plants at that time. Birds, mammals,butterflies….fauna in general…….As you can see it’s a picture of a butterfly. Somehow after searching old images matching with some of the newly posted ones by others I thought this to be from Lamiaceae.
Obviously no other pictures.
Because of the group I now know that it is Clinopodium.
Whenever I will get a chance in similar habitat (Rarely one visits the same area that far off from ones native place unless one thinks it’s very very extraordinary) I or any other like minded member will surely observe and photograph with searching mind to get more details.
Thanks for the opinions all my dear friends.   Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Clinopodium umbrosum ? from Gori Valley- NS May 50/50 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) This herb was recorded from Gori Valley area, is this Clinopodium umbrosum or otherwise ?? It is not Clinopodium umbrosum, form calyx character, I guess it might be Melissa sp., but not sure. PLANT FOR ID 66 SMP JUN 06 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
Small flowers near Pangot Uttarakhand. It somewhat Pogostemon sp. Isn’t It? I think Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze as per images & keys herein.    Nepeta sp. ABMAR01/08 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 3 images. I photographed this ground hugging plant a couple of days ago and suspect it to be of Nepeta genus. Please advise. Nepeta species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Does not appear to be a Nepeta species. May be from some other genus. Thank you … for fishing it out again. I now think this to be a Clinopodium sp., perhaps Clinopodium umbrosum. I will have to look at my original photos to see if I had photographed the calyx properly. Yes, you may be right. Wild flower for ID from Pahalgam hills (NSJ-01-16/09/2013) : Attachments (2).
Wild flower for ID
Location – Pahalgam hills
Altitude – Approx 6500′
Date : Aug 10, 2013 It may be from Nepeta Spp. or Phlomis Spp. Please check and if possible post whole plant photo Possibly a species of Ajuga, (Lamiaceae) I think close to images at Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze      Location: Deurali, Dolkha, Nepal
Date: 6 September 2017
Elevation : 7700 ft.
May be. But it is always confusing.
SK946 12JAN-2018 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Location: Raniban, Balaju, Nepal
Altitude: 4900 ft.
Date: 11 June 2016
Clinopodium …???
I think yes- appears close to images at Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Location : Chandragiri Hills, Kathmandu, Nepal
Elevation : 4400 ft.
Date : 28 June 2018 Habit : Wild
Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) K.Koch ?? May be Clinopodium umbrosum as per images and details herein.
Tiny flowers for ID :: Govindghat – Ghangaria, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKOCT-14 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)
Saw these tiny flowers en route Ghangaria from Govindghat, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018.
Requested to please provide ID.
Lamiaceae. Lamium, Clinopodium, Stachys… Looks to be Clinopodium sp. as also suggested by …
Thanks … The flowers were very small hence they could most probably be Clinopodium umbrosum.
To me also appear close to images at Clinopodium umbrosum (M.Bieb.) Kuntze
Clinopodium umbrosum? 101110-PKA2 – efloraofindia | Google Groups . Identification request for this plant from kulgam.: 3 images.
Location: Kulgam Habit: Herbaceous erect.
Hairs present on stem. You should have clicked some more images as advised several earlier. 1 high res. image flower frontal view and habitat/ full image ? 2 images. Nepeta cataria is possible, leaves with help. No sir…. I am sure this is not nepeta cataria…. I would like to send habit images also. Does it resembles with N.elliptica Or my wild guess is Clinopodium vulgare Looks Clinopodium umbrosum Yes Clinopodium umbrosum Frontal view of flower
. Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) C. Koch: 5 very high res. images. . Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) C. Koch: 5 very high res. images. . Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) C. Koch: 3 very high res. images. Location: Kalikot, West Nepal
Altitude: 2567 m.
Date: 15 August 2021
Habit : Wild . HP, August 2022 :: Clinopodium for ID :: ARK2022-198: 2 high res. images This was at Solang near Manali, Himachal Pradesh in August 2022. Apologies for the clarity of the pics
Is this some Clinopodium?
Requested to please ID Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) C. Koch Yes, as per images at Yes Clinopodium umbrosum, common in Temperate himalayas. . MS, May, 2023/01 Herb for id: 3 images. Altitude : ca. 1,480 m
Date : 29-05-2023
Habit : Herb for id
Habitat : Wild
Please check Clinopodium umbrosum (M. Bieb.) C. Koch. Yes, appears close to images at . References:
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