''Clinopodium coccineum'', commonly known as scarlet calamint or red basil, is a evergreen perennial plant of the family

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

. It is indigenous to the coastal areas of south-eastern United States and is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. ''C. coccineum'' is a woody perennial, which grows to a height of . It produces reddish-orange tubular labiate flowers. It has simple obovate leaves, with dentate margins. The leaves have a glandular (downy) surface and are opposite.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15350329 coccineum Flora of Alabama Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of Florida Plants described in 1825