Clinopodium
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Clinopodium (clino- [slope] + -podium [foot]) is a genus of about 13 species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae
Clinopodium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora albitarsella.
Various Clinopodium species are used as medicinal herbs. For example C. laevigatum is used in Mexico under the name "Poleo" or "yerba de Borracho" to cure hangovers, stomach aches, and liver disease as a tea.
- Selected species
- Clinopodium arkansanum- Limestone Calamint
- Clinopodium ascendens- Ascending Wild Basil
- Clinopodium ashei- Ashe's Calamint
- Clinopodium brownei - Browne's Savory
- Clinopodium chandleri- San Miguel Calamint
- Clinopodium coccineum- Scarlet Calamint
- Clinopodium dentatum- Florida Calamint
- Clinopodium douglasii- Yerba Buena
- Clinopodium georgianum- Georgia Calamint
- Clinopodium glabellum- Ozark Calamint
- Clinopodium gracile- Slender Wild Basil
- Clinopodium laevgatum - Poleo or Yerba de Borracho
- Clinopodium mimuloides- Monkeyflower Savory
- Clinopodium vulgare- Wild Basil
