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Satureja spinosa L.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesSatureja spinosa L. 
Habitatscree
Altitude800-1700m
Descriptionerinaceous, branchlets tipped with spine, leaves minute, obovate-lanceolate, acute, at base attenuate, flowers few, axillary, solitary, subsessile, calyx scabrously hirsute
Size5-10cm
Colorlilac, white
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationgravelly, humous, moist, sunny site
alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Kriti )
Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LAMIACEAE

Satureja spinosa L., Cent. Pl. 2: 19 (1756)

Synonyms:
Clinopodium spinosum (L.) Kuntze

Crete, East Aegean Islands, sw. Turkey
13 KRI 34 EAI TUR

800-1700m

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