Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium chandleri (Brandegee) P.D.Cantino & Wagstaff |
Bibliography | Brittonia 50: 69 (1998) |
Native Range | s. California to nw. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-1100m |
Description | branchlets russet, white hirsute, leaves 1cm, deltate, shallowly crenate, shortly white hirsute, flowers 1-6 in axillary whorls, corolla 4-7mm |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | white, lavender blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
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Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Calamintha chandleri Brandegee Satureja chandleri (Brandegee) Druce |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |