| Habit |
herbs or
shrubs |
| Stem: |
Square in cross
section |
| Leaves: |
Opposite;
aromatic (minty or sagey) |
| Inflorescence: |
Interrupted
spike or various |
| Flower: |
Perfect; hypogynous |
| Perianth: |
5-merous |
| Calyx: |
Synsepalous;
regular to zygomorphic, 2 lipped; 4 or 5 lobed |
| Corolla: |
Sympetalous;
tubular zygomorphic, 2 lipped |
| Hypanthium: |
Ø |
| Androecium: |
2 or 4 stamens;
epipetalous |
| Gynoecium: |
Syncarpous |
| Ovary position: |
Superior;
4 locules; 4 ovules |
| Stigma: |
{stigma_edit} |
| Style: |
Gynobasic |
| Fruit type: |
4 nutlets |
| Other: |
The distinctive gynoecium
and the bilateral corolla characterize all but a couple of genera. |
| Representatives: |
Mints, sages
(but not great basin sage or coastal old man sage, these are in the genus
Artemisia in the Asteraceae), thyme, rosemary, |
