Lamiaceae FAMILY

Clinopodium grandiflorum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Clinopodium grandiflorum is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of slender, erect or ascending, branched stems from a creeping, rhizomatous rootstock; the plant grows 20 - 50cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvestd from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a ground cover.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeCentral and southern Europe - Spain to France, Austria, Italy, the Balkans, Greece; W. Asia - Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran; N. Africa - Morocco, Algeria

HabitatDamp woods and scrub, often on limestone[ 187 Title Perennials. Volumes 1 and 2. Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1991 ISBN 0-330-30936-9 Description Photographs of over 3,000 species and cultivars of ornamental plants together with brief cultivation notes, details of habitat etc. ]. Shady mountain woods[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].