| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Satureja montana L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 568 (1753) |
| Native Range | sc. & s. Europe |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 50-1900m |
| Description | glabrous, leaves coriaceous, linear-lanceolate, acute, at base long attenuate, sessile, ciliate, cymes 3-5-flowered, shortly pedicellate, producing spicate, lax, leafy raceme |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | pink, purple, white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Clinopodium montanum (L.) Kuntze Micromeria montana (L.) Rchb. Micromeria pygmaea Rchb. Micromeria variegata Rchb. Satureja brevis Jord. & Fourr. Satureja ciliata Avé-Lall. Satureja flexuosa Jord. & Fourr. Satureja hyssopifolia Bertol. Satureja karstiana Justin Satureja montana var. chamaebuxus Briq. Satureja montana var. communis Vis. Satureja montana var. stenophylla Boiss. Satureja montana f. subquadrangula (Rohlena) Šilic Satureja montana var. subquadrangula Rohlena Satureja mucronifolia Stokes Satureja ovalifolia Huter, Porta & Rigo Satureja petraea Jord. & Fourr. Satureja pollinonis Huter, Porta & Rigo Satureja provincialis Jord. & Fourr. Satureja pyrenaica Jord. & Fourr. Satureja rigidula Jord. & Fourr. Satureja trifida Moench Saturiastrum montanum (L.) Fourr. Saturiastrum petraeum Fourr. Thymus montanus (L.) Dum.Cours. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |