| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Thymbra spicata L. |
| Synonyms | Satureja spicata (L.) Garsault |
| Thymbra ambigua E.D.Clarke | |
| Thymbra verticillata L. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves sessile, linear, punctate, glabrous, flowers in oblong-cylindrical spike, bracts lanceolate, ciliate, calyx ciliate, upper lip shortly triangular-dentate |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | rose, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, 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
Southeastern Europe (Greece , Turkey-in-Europe ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
spicata intricata P.H.Davis, Kew Bull. 4: 424 (1949)
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