Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Gontscharovia popovii (B.Fedtsch. & Gontsch.) Boriss. |
Synonyms | Satureja popovii B.Fedtsch. & Gontsch. |
Micromeria afghanica Freitag | |
Micromeria gontscharovii Vved. | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-2500m |
Description | upper leaves upright, opposite, coriaceous, pilose, the basal glabrous, densely red glandular-punctate, entire, ovate, whorls 3-5-flowered, remote, producing long spike |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | whitish pink |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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, 16-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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