Clinopodium acinos

(L.) Kuntze

LamiaceaeLeavesSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Leaves - spice

The leaves are eaten in salads and used as a spice.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Europe, Switzerland, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Turkey, Ukraine

How to Identify

A herb in the mint family (Lamiaceae) found in temperate regions. The leaves are used fresh in salads and as a culinary spice.

Wikipedia

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Clinopodium acinos, many synonyms including Acinos arvensis, known commonly as basil thyme and spring savory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is a perennial that usually grows about 8 inches (20 cm) high and spreads 12 inches (30 cm). It prefers to grow in strong sunlight. The scent is faintly reminiscent of thyme, giving it one of its common names. Clinopodium acinos is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the moth Coleophora tricolor.

Names & Synonyms

Guve otu, Kayrakcayi

Acinos acinos (L.) Huth [Invalid] Acinos acuminatus Friv. Acinos arvensis (Schur) Dandy Acinos arvensis var. acuminatus (Friv.) Šilic Acinos arvensis var. argutus (Rchb.) Šilic Acinos arvensis subsp. eglandulosus (Klokov) Tzvelev Acinos arvensis var. lancifolius (Murb.) Šilic Acinos arvensis var. perennans (Vis.) Šilic Acinos arvensis subsp. villosus (Pers.) Soják Acinos arvensis var. villosus (Pers.) Šilic Acinos clinopodiifacie Gilib. [Invalid] Acinos eglandulosus KlokovAcinos inflectus KlokovAcinos schizodontus KlokovAcinos subcrispus KlokovAcinos thymoides MoenchAcinos thymoides var. perennans Vis.Acinos thymoides var. villosus (Pers.) Vis.Acinos villosus Pers.Acinos villosus var. argutus Rchb.Acinos ymoides MoenchCalamintha acinos (L.) Clairv.Calamintha acinos (L.) Clairv. ex Gaudich.Calamintha acinos var. lancifolius Murb.Calamintha acinos var. villosa (Pers.) GaudinCalamintha arvensis Lam. [Illegitimate]Calamintha heterophylla (Poir.) Heynh.Calamintha villosa (Pers.) A. Terracc.Clinopodium acinos subsp. villosum (Pers.) Peruzzi & F.ContiFaucibarba acinos (L.) DulacMelissa acinos (L.) Benth.Melissa arvensis (Schur) BubaniSatureja acinos (L.) ScheeleSatureja acinos var. canescens (Dumort.) T. DurandSatureja acinos var. ellpitica Briq.Satureja acinos var. lancifolia (Murb.) Briq.Satureja villosa (Pers.) Dörfl.Thymus acinoides Schleich. ex Rchb. [Illegitimate]Thymus acinos L.Thymus arvensis SchurThymus canescens Dumort.Thymus concinnus Salisb. [Illegitimate]Thymus diffusus Bluff & Fingerh.Thymus gibbosus StokesThymus heterophyllus Poir.

References (3)

Abbet, C., et al, 2014, Ethnobotanical survey on wild alpine food plants in Lower and Central Valais (Switzerland). Journal of Ethnopharmacology 151 (2014) 624–634 (As Satureja acinos)
Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
Kayabasi, N. P., et al, 2018, Wild edible plants and their traditional use in the human nutrition in Manyas (Turkey). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 17(2), April 2018, pp 299-306

What to Eat

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