Lamiaceae FAMILY
Clinopodium acinos
Clinopodium acinos
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Clinopodium acinos is an erect to ascending annual to short-lived perennial plant. It branches from the base to form a cluster of stems that can be 20cm or more tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant used to be a favourite remedy of the ancient herbalists, though it is little used in modern herbalism. The plant can also be used as a flavouring in food. It is sometimes grown in the ornamental garden and makes a good, temporary ground cover.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAlmost throughout Europe, from Scandanavia and Russia, south to Spain and east to Turkey and western. Asia.
HabitatDry sunny banks and in fields on chalky, gravelly and sandy soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].