Clinopodium brownei
(Sw.) Kuntze
Lamiaceae
Apozia chamaedryoides Willd. ex Steud.
Apozia serpyllacea Willd. ex Steud.
Clinopodium stoloniferum (Benth.) Kuntze
Clinopodium xalapense (Kunth) Kuntze
Hedeoma gracillima M.E.Jones
Micromeria bahamensis Shinners
Micromeria brownei (Sw.) Benth.
Micromeria domingensis Shinners
Micromeria pilosiuscula (A.Gray) Small
Micromeria stolonifera Benth.
Micromeria xalapensis (Kunth) Benth.
Satureja brownei (Sw.) Briq.
Satureja stolonifera (Benth.) Briq.
Satureja xalapensis (Kunth) Briq.
Thymus brownei Sw.
Thymus gracilis Willd. ex Benth.
Thymus xalapensis Kunth
Common Name:
General Information
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.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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/
Range
S. America - Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia; Caribbean - Jamaica to Bahamas; C. America - Honduras to Mexico; N. America - Mexico to Florida.
Habitat
Swamps, 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/
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.20 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The plant has a strong peppermint-like flavour and fragrance. It is locally popular as a herb tea[
301- Title
- Cornucopia II
- Publication
-
- Author
- Facciola. S.
- Publisher
- Kampong Publications, California.
- Year
- 1998
- ISBN
- 0-9628087-2-5
- Description
- The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The plant has a strong aroma of pennyroyal (Hedeoma pulegioides)[
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/
]. The essential oil of that plant is often employed in the United States, where it is applied to the skin as a preventive of mosquito bites. It is to be presumed that this species has the same properties[
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/
].
Propagation
Seed -
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