Desert lavendar
Hyptis albida

Family: Lamiaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 4.5 m high. The leaves are oblong and 6 cm long. There are teeth around the edge. They have a coating above. The flowers are in clusters.

There are 280 Hyptis species.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Central America, Mexico, North America

How it is used for food

The leaves are used to flavour foods.

Edible parts

Leaves - flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Amargocilla, Dosabali, Rosawori

Synonyms

Mesosphaerum albidum (Kunth) Kuntze;