Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb.


Family	LAMIACEAE
Genus species	Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb.
Synonyms	Satureja graeca L.
	Micromeria diffusa Lojac.
	Micromeria grandis Lojac.
Habitat	dry, rocky slopes
Description	stems ascendent, pubescent, leaves thick, ovate to obovate oblong, upward narrower, grey, aromatic, flowers minute in few flowered axillary racemes
Size	10-30cm
Color	pink
Bloom	summer
Ca
Type	subshrub
Cultivation	sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagation	seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	LAMIACEAE Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1(3): 311 (1831) Basionym: Satureja graeca L., Sp. Pl. 2: 568 (1753) Synonyms: Clinopodium graecum (L.) Kuntze ============================================================================= graeca typica ined. Synonyms: Micromeria calaminthoides Lojac. Micromeria canescens (Guss.) Benth. Micromeria cosentina N.Terracc Micromeria diffusa Lojac. Micromeria echioides Lacaita ex Lojac. Micromeria grandis Lojac. Micromeria lacaitae Lojac. Satureja canescens Guss. Satureja congesta Hornem. Satureja micrantha (Brot.) Hoffmanns. & Link Satureja sessiliflora C.Presl Thymus hirtus Weber Thymus micranthus Brot. Thymus virgatus Ten. Medit. 12 BAL COR FRA POR SAR SPA 13 ALB GRC ITA SIC TUE YUG 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 34 EAI LBS TUR graeca consentina (Ten.) Guinea, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64(4): 381 (1971) Basionym: Satureja consentina Ten., Fl. Nap. 5: 17 (1835) Synonyms: Clinopodium consentinum (Ten.) Kuntze Micromeria graeca consentina (Ten.) Nyman Satureja graeca consentina (Ten.) Ces., Pass. & Gibelli Micromeria graeca angustifolia (C.Presl) Benth. Micromeria graeca sicula (Guss.) Nyman Satureja angustifolia C.Presl Satureja sicula Guss. s. Italy, Sicilia 13 ITA SIC graeca fruticulosa (Bertol.) Guinea, ibid. Basionym: Thymus fruticulosus Bertol., Amoen. Ital. 101 (1819) Synonyms: Micromeria fruticulosa (Bertol.) Šilić Satureja fruticulosa (Bertol.) Grande Micromeria approximata (Biv.) Rchb. Satureja approximata Biv. Satureja fasciculata Raf. Sardinia, se. Europe 12 SAR 13 ALB ITA SIC YUG graeca garganica (Briq.) Guinea, ibid. Basionym: Satureja graeca garganica Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar. 421 (1895) se. Italy 13 ITA graeca imperica Chater, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64: 381(1971), nom. nov. Replaced Synonym: Micromeria thymoides De Not, Repert. Fl. Ligust. 353 (1844) Synonyms: Satureja graeca imperica (Chater) Greuter & Burdet Clinopodium thymoides (De Not) Kuntze Satureja graeca thymoides (De Not) Briq. Satureja thymoides (De Not) Nyman Micromeira notarisii Gand. Thymus notarisii Zumagl. nw. Italy 13 ITA raeca laxiflora Post, Fl. Syria 621 (1896) Synonyms: Satureja graeca laxiflora (Post) Greuter & Burdet Syria 34 LBS graeca longiflora (C.Presl) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 590 (1881) Basionym: Satureja longiflora C.Presl, Fl. Sicul. [C.Presl] 1: 36 (1826) Synonyms: Micromeria graeca longiflora (C.Presl) Guss. Micromeria longiflora (C.Presl) Tod. ex Nyman Satureja graeca longiflora (C.Presl) Briq. c. & s. Italy, Sicilia 13 ITA SIC raeca tenuifolia (Ten.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 590 (1881) Basionym: Satureja tenuifolia Ten., Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): 33 (1812) Synonyms: Clinopodium tenuifolium (Ten.) Kuntze Micromeria graeca tenuifolia (Ten.) Vis. Micromeria tenuifolia (Ten.) Rchb. Satureja graeca tenuifolia (Ten,) Ces. & al. Clinopodium densiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze Micromeria graeca densiflora Benth. Satureja densiflora (Benth.) Briq. Micromeria longifolia Scheele Sardinia, Italy, Sicilia 12 SAR 13 ITA SIC