About Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze
Clinopodium brownei, commonly known as Browne's savory, is a perennial herb. It has sprawling square stems and opposite leaves. The stems, along with both the inner and outer surfaces of its calyx, are heavily covered in fine hairs. Its corolla is bilabiate, with thin, delicate lips that may bear hairs. The corolla ranges in color from pinkish-white to lavender, and is sometimes pure white. It produces four didynamous stamens that attach to the corolla. The ovary is 4-lobed, with a gynobasic style that has acute apices. A nectar-producing gland sits beneath the ovary. This species grows in marshy habitats on the coastal plain of the southeastern United States, ranging from Texas through South Carolina. It can also be found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies, and flowers or occurs during late winter and early spring.
