Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth.


Family	LAMIACEAE
Genus species	Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth.
Synonyms	Thymus filiformis Aiton
Habitat	rocky slopes
Description	glabrous, branchlets filiform, leaves subsessile, ovate, entire, obtuse, flat, whorls 2-flowered, flowers pedicelate, calyx lobes subulate, sparsely lanate
Size	10-20cm
Color	white, pale rose
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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Southwestern Europe (Baleares)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	LAMIACEAE Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 378 (1834) Basionym: Thymus filiformis Aiton, Hort. Kew. [W. Aiton] 2: 313 (1789) Synonyms: Clinopodium filiforme (Aiton) Kuntze Piperella filiformis (Aiton) C.Presl Satureja filiformis (Aiton) Mutel Satureja microphylla filiformis (Aiton) O.Bolós & Vigo ============================================================================= filiformis typica ined. Synonyms: Micromeria filiformis glandulosa Sennen & Pau Micromeria glandulosa (Sennen & Pau) Sennen Baleares 12 BAL filiformis cordata (Moris) Pignatti, Giorn. Bot. Ital. 111(1-2): 52 (1977) Basionym: Micromeria cordata Moris, Diagn. Stirp. Sard. Nov. 2 (1827) Synonyms: Clinopodium cordatum (Moris) Kuntze Satureja cordata (Moris) Bertol. Sardinia 12 SAR filifromis minutifolia (Chodat) Kerguélen, Lejeunia 120: 128 (1987) Basionym: Satureja filiformis minutifolia Chodat, Bull. Soc. Bot. Genéve, sér. 2. 15: 246 (1924) Synonyms: Satureja cordata minutifolia (Chodat) Greuter & Burdet Corsica, Sardinia 12 COR SAR