Clinopodium mexicanum (Benth.) Govaerts

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Clinopodium

Characteristics

A small shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 50 cm tall by 75 cm wide. The stems are thin and strong. The leaves are small and dark green and oval. The flowers are orange and tube shaped. They are 2-3 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It can tolerate some frost. It grows up to 2,500 m above sea level in Mexico.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1009808-1
WFO ID wfo-0000892424
COL ID W6TM
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Synonyms

Satureja oaxacana Satureja mexicana Clinopodium oaxacanum Calamintha oaxacana Clinopodium mexicanum Gardoquia helleri Gardoquia mexicana