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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMicromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. 
SynonymsThymus cristatus Hampe
Habitatrocks
Altitude800-2150m
Descriptionshortly grey pubescent, leaves minute, sessile, erect, the lower oblong, the other lanceolate, obtuse, abaxially concave, 3-nerved, cymes 3-flowered, axillary, in spike
Size10-20cm
Colorcrimson, pale purple
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Yugoslavia )
Asia-Temperate
     Western Asia (Cyprus , Iran , Turkey)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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LAMIACEAE

Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb., Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2(4): 122 (1844)

Basionym:
Thymus cristatus Hampe, Flora 20(1): 233 (1837)

Synonyms:
Clinopodium cristatum (Hampe) Kuntze
Satureja cristata (Hampe) Nyman
Zygis cristata (Hampe) Degen & Dörfl.

800-2150m
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cristata typica ined.

Synonyms:
Micromeria cristata glandulosa Micevski

Balkan Peninsula, w. Cyprus, nw. Iran, n. Turkey
13 ALB BUL GRC YUG 34 CYP IRN TUR

cristata carminea (P.H.Davis) P.H.Davis, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 21: 65 (1952)

Basionym:
Micromeria carminea P.H.Davis, Kew Bull. 4(3): 400 (1949)

Synonyms:
Satureja cristata carminea (P.H.Davis) Greuter & Burdet

sw. Turkey
34 TUR

cristata kosaninii (Šilić) Bräuchler & Govaerts, Willdenowia 38(2): 374 (2008)

Basionym:
Micromeria kosaninii Šilić, Monogr. Satureja 234 (1979)

Synonyms:
Satureja cristata kosaninii (Šilić) Greuter & Burdet

Micromeria kosaninii prilepensis Micevski

Albania, nw. Balkan Peninsula
13 ALB YUG

cristata orientalis P.H.Davis, ibid.

Synonyms:
Satureja cristata orientalis (P.H.Davis) Greuter & Burdet

e. Turkey
34 TUR

cristata phrygia P.H.Davis, ibid.

Synonyms:
Satureja cristata phrygia (P.H.Davis) Greuter & Burdet

sc. Turkey
34 TUR

ssp. xylorrhiza (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.H.Davis, ibid.

Basionym:
Micromeria xylorrhiza Boiss. & Heldr., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1. 12: 49 (1853)

Synonyms:
Satureja cristata xylorrhiza (Boiss. & Heldr.) Greuter & Burdet

sw. Turkey
34 TUR

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