Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria nervosa (Desf.) Benth. |
Synonyms | Satureja nervosa Desf. |
Micromeria hirsuta Mazziari ex Nyman | |
Micromeria plumosa H.Buek | |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-300m |
Description | patule softly lanate, leaves subsessile, margins revolute, cordate-ovate, acute, cymes many flowered, axillary, shortly pedicellate, producing narrow spike, bracts subulate |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pale purple |
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, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Sardegna ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Tunisia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
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