Satureja laxiflora
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Description
A temperate herb in the Lamiaceae family with edible leaves and stems.
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Edible Uses
The dried leaves are used as a flavouring for dishes.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are dried and used to flavour dishes.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Caucasus, Georgia, Iraq, Middle East,
Synonyms
Satureja hortensis var. grandiflora Boiss.
Also Known As
Hezba, Mindvris kondari
References (3)
- Ahmad, S. A. & Askari, A. A., 2015, Ethnobotany of the Hawraman Region of Kurdistan Iraq. Harvard Papers in Botany, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2015, pp. 85–89
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2016, A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2016) 12:4
- Bussman, R. W., et al, 2021, Unity in diversity—food plants and fungi of Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2021) 17:72 p 9
