Lamiaceae

Herb of Gilead

Cedronella canariensis (L.) Webb & Berthel.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Cedronella

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Herb of Gilead: Photo of Cedronella canariensis at the San Francisco Botanical Garden — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)

Catalan: Cedronella
Chinese: 加拿利松薰草
Czech: Cedronela kanárská
Dutch: Cédronelle
English: Herb of Gilead
French: Cédronelle
German: Balsamstrauch
Portuguese: Cedronella
Spanish: Cedronella, Algaritope

Synonyms

Brittonastrum triphyllum (Moench) Lyons
Cedronella madrensis M.E.Jones
Cedronella triphylla Moench
Dracocephalum balsamicum Salisb.
Dracocephalum canariense L.
Dracocephalum ternatifolium Stokes

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.