Yerba Buena (Micromeria chamissonis)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Yerba Buena is also known as Satureia douglasii.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavoured tea. — The dried leaves, steeped in boiling water, make a palatable mint-flavoured tea.; The dried leafy spines are used according to other reports.

Habitat & North American Range

Coniferous woods. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)