Poliomintha incana
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| Poliomintha incana | |
| Light: |   |
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| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 3' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Poliomintha incana (common name: rosemary mint)
Cultivation: 216091
Range: South-western N. America.
Habitat: Around 1600 metres in California[1].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[2][3][4][5][6]. They can be dried for later use[7].
Flowers - cooked. They have been used as a flavouring in seed mushes and other dishes[2][3][4][5][6][7].
Medicinal: The plant has been used externally in the treatment of sores, rheumatism and ear problems[7].
The leaves have been used to sweeten the flavour of other medicinal herbs whilst increasing their potency[7]
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Hedeoma incana. Torr.
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References
- ↑ Munz, David. A California Flora. University of California Press, 1959.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yanovsky, Elias. Food Plants of the North American Indians Publication 237. US Department of Agriculture.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.