Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium corsicum (Pers.) Govaerts |
Synonyms | Thymus corsicus Pers. |
Melissa microphylla Benth. | |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | pubescent, leaves 4-10mm, obovate-spathulate to orbiculate, obtuse, entire, with translucent or whitish margins, whorls 2-4-flowered, flowers 12-16mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Corse) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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