About Clinopodium glabellum (Michx.) Kuntze
Clinopodium glabellum (Michx.) Kuntze is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the mint family. It has three common names: glade calamint, glade savory, and glade wild basil. This species is native to the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, and two counties in Alabama. Across this native range, it only grows in wet cedar glades and seeps along limestone creekbeds. Because of its limited distribution and specialized habitat needs, Clinopodium glabellum is classified as a vulnerable species. It is a small perennial plant that often produces flowers in its first year of growth. Its pale pink flowers bloom in late spring. Clinopodium glabellum has frequently been mistaken for Clinopodium arkansanum, a confusion that has left the confirmed ranges of both species somewhat uncertain. It has sometimes been referred to as "Ozark calamint", but this name is misleading, as populations of plants found in the Ozarks actually belong to Clinopodium arkansanum.
