Humboldt Life

Tribe

Mentheae

Lycopus uniflorus

Lycopus uniflorus. Photo: (c) aarongunnar, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Mentheae is the largest tribe of plants in the family Lamiaceae. It includes herbs such as sage, hyssop, mint, bee balm and thyme.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Lamiales (Mints, plantains, olives, and allies)
        Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
        Subfamily: Nepetoideae
        Tribe: Mentheae
        Subtribe: Nepetinae (Catmints, ground ivies, and hyssops) (1)
        Subtribe: Salviinae (Melissas and sages) (1)
        Subtribe: Menthinae (Balms, mints, and thymes) (6)
        Subtribe: Lycopinae (Water horehound subtribe) (1)
        Subtribe: Prunellinae (Cleonias, dragonmouths, and selfheals) (2)

Subtaxa

Subtribe: Nepetinae (Catmints, ground ivies, and hyssops)

Nepetinae

Subtribe: Salviinae (Melissas and sages)

Salviinae

Subtribe: Menthinae (Balms, mints, and thymes)

Menthinae

Subtribe: Lycopinae (Water horehound subtribe)

Lycopinae

Subtribe: Prunellinae (Cleonias, dragonmouths, and selfheals)

Prunellinae

Where in Humboldt

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