Clinopodium multicaule is a perennial that inhabits the
shade of a tree in mountainous regions. Stems arise to 30-70cm in
height obliquely. Leaves are of opposite phyllotaxis, with
6-15cm-long petioles, long oval or oval, 2-5cm, tips somewhat
pointed, coarse serrations on margins. Stem tips generally emerge
with single short inflorescences; corollas are white, measuring
8-9mm long; upper lips are shallowly cleft in two and lower in
three. Bloom time: June-July. |