Lamiaceae FAMILY

Clinopodium brownei

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clinopodium brownei is a creeping herb with stems up to 40cm long that trail along the ground or are sometimes more erect[ 72 Title Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of N. Carolina Press. Year 1933 ISBN Description Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is a popular local herbal tea and has potential as an insect repellent.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia; Caribbean - Jamaica to Bahamas; C. America - Honduras to Mexico; N. America - Mexico to Florida.

HabitatSwamps, marshes, stream banks, woods and ditches in Florida[ 72 Title Manual of the Southeastern Flora. Publication Author Small J.K. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University of N. Carolina Press. Year 1933 ISBN Description Getting rather dated now, an immense work covering the flora of Southeastern N. America. No pictures, it is not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Moist or wet thickets or meadows, often in marshes or along the edges of small mountain streams, or on wet banks, at elevations from 1,200 - 2,500 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].