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Satureja calamintha subsp. ascendens

(L.) Scheele, (Jord.) Briq.

Polio, Poniol

Lamiaceae Edible: Leaves

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Description

A temperate herb in the Lamiaceae family native to temperate regions.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are used to flavour drinks.

Traditional Uses

It is used to flavour drinks.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Spain,

References (1)

  • Rigat, M et al, 2009, Ethnobotany of Food Plants in the High River Ter Valley (Pyrenees, catalonia, Iberian Peninsula): Non-Crop Food Vascular Plants and Crop Food Plants with medicinal Properties. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 48:303-327

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