The family is very large and consists mostly of herbs and bushy shrubs (rarely small trees).
The most striking feature is the bilaterally simmetrical flowers arranged in verticillasters (flowers grouped around the stem). The flowers have 5 fused sepals mostly with a prominent upper lip. The corolla is embedded in a calyx of 5 fused petals. The colour is mostly shades of white, purple, pink and blue and rarely yellow.
The leaves are often aromatic and the stems are often square.
Lamiaceae propagate extremely easily through cuttings.
Lamiaceae - the mint family
Rosemary
Scullcap species are members of the mint family, Lamiaceae.
Scullcap species are members of the mint family, Lamiaceae.
The Ocimum tenuiflorum, Holy Basil (Tulsi) is from the Lamiaceae family.
Petunia belonging to family Lamiaceae of dicots have five stamens but some of these are represented by staminodes only.
It is Ocimum tenuiflorum and it is an aromatic plant in the family of Lamiaceae.
Rosmarinus officinalis, a member of the Lamiaceae or mint family.
The Latin name of the lemon balm plant is Melissa officinalis.
The Latin name for bugle weed is Ajuga reptans. It is a low-growing perennial plant that is commonly used as a ground cover in gardens.
Catnip, many culinary herbs such as oregano, basil, thyme, and also lavender and salvias are among the plants in the family Lamiaceae - the mint family. Some varieties are Peppermint, Spearmint, Catmint, Lowes Common Mint which is a cross between Peppermint and Spearmint.
whorled Being a member of the family Lamiaceae, basil leaf has opposite arrangement