Clinopodium chilense
(Benth.) Govaerts
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring, Flowers - spice
The leaves are used as a flavouring and the flowers are used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Chile, South America,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall. The branches are erect. The leaves only have short stalks and occur opposite.
How to Grow
The plants can be grown from seed. These are best with a cold treatment.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Clinopodium chilense, synonyms including Satureja gilliesii, is a plant in the family Lamiaceae (the mint family). C. chilense is endemic to central Chile. It is found in the La Campana National Park area, in association with the endangered Chilean wine palm, Jubaea chilensis.
Names & Synonyms
Menta de arbol
Gardoquia chilensis Benth.Gardoquia gilliesii GrahamSatureja chilensis (Benth.) Briq.Satureja gilliesii (Graham) Briq.
References (1)
- Cordero, S. E., Abello, L. A., & Galvez, F. L., 2017, Plantas silvestres comestibles y medicinales de Chile y otras partes del mundo. CORMA p 49
