| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Origanum acutidens (Hand.-Mazz.) Ietsw. |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1000-3000m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, ovate, 5-30mm, obtuse, glaucous, bracts suborbiculate to elliptic, yellow-green, whorls 2-12-flowered, flowers 10-16mm long |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white, pinkish |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
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