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Brown's savory
Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze
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Height in the aquarium
medium to high
Light
low
CO₂ needs
20–28 °C
Ideal temperature
Water parameters
Understand these values- Position
- background, midground
- Propagation
- cuttings
- Grows emersed
- yes
In the wild
Overview
Rounded leaves with scalloped edges line its green, angular stems. When crushed they smell of mint. This American plant has sometimes been sold as Lindernia anagallis. Underwater it grows mostly upright, with rather few side branches.
- Scientific name
- Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze
- Classification
- Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- IUCN Red List
- Not evaluated (NE)
Natural habitat
The Americas
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Introduced in Rivers and lakes
- Native countries
- Introduced by people
Outside its native range, in 1 countries:
An aquarium plant must never reach the wild: throwing away cuttings or emptying a tank into a stream can be enough to establish it.
Countries: Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). Dots: GBIF observations in the native countries.
In the aquarium
Growing in the aquarium
Place the stems in the midground or background depending on the height you want. Good light supports its growth and cuttings let you thicken the group. Its emersed form is more creeping: a plant received from land culture may therefore look different from how it will grow in the aquarium.
Sources:Flowgrow GBIF POWO (Kew) · Base map: Natural Earth