| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton |
| Bibliography | Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 278 (1894) |
| Native Range | c. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | leaves ovate to lanceolate, dentate, 2-6cm long, fragrant like mint, flowers ca. 5mm long in clusters, in axils of upper leaves |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | pale pinkish purple |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cunila mariana L. Hedyosmos origanoides (L.) Kuntze Mappia origanoides (L.) House Satureja origanoides L. Ziziphora mariana (L.) Roem. & Schult. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, KAN Kansas, MSO Missouri, OKL Oklahoma) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, WVA West Virginia) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, DEL Delaware, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) |