1. Lamiaceae
(Labiatae)
The Mint Family

2. Lamiaceae Ca5 Coz5 A2+2 G2 180 genera/3500 species
Distribution worldwide;
center of distribution is the
Mediterranean region

3. Herbs w/ opposite leaves, square stems
Ovary G2, deeply 4-lobed
Herbs w/ opposite leaves, square stems
Bilabiate flowers

4. Style gynobasic

5. Recognition Characters
Herbs with square stems
Leaves opposite
Minty odor (sometimes)
Flowers zygomorphic, often bilabiate
Ovary 4-lobed; style gynobasic
Fruit = nutlet (4)

6. Lamiaceae - The Mint Family
Basil, Oregano, Rosemary,
Sage, Savory, Thyme

7. Culinary herbs of the mint family
rosemary
mint
sage
basil

8. Fragrances: Patchouli Pogostemon cablin China and Indonesia
(“The source, par excellence, of aromatic
and antibiotic essential oils for the pharma-
ceutical and cosmetics industries …”)

9. Lavender

10. Physostegia virginiana
Local flora:
Scutellaria
gallericulata
skullcap
Mentha spicata
spearmint
Physostegia virginiana
obedience

11. Stachys palustris
Marsh hedge nettle
Prunella vulgaris
Self-heal