Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. |
Synonyms | Thymus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 900-4000m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, 4-5mm, conspicuously golden yellow glandular, entire, acute, whorls 1-2-flowered, calyx shortly tubular, ciliate, flowers ca. 6mm long, sparsely puberulent |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , India , Pakistan , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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