| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Gontscharovia popovii (B.Fedtsch. & Gontsch.) Boriss. |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15: 324 (1953) |
| Native Range | e. Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 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 |
| Synonyms | Micromeria afghanica Freitag Micromeria gontscharovii Vved. Micromeria popovii (B.Fedtsch. & Gontsch.) Vved. Satureja popovii B.Fedtsch. & Gontsch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |