| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Micromeria tenuifolia (Ten.) Benth. |
| Bibliography | Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 215 (1848) |
| Native Range | Sardinia, Italy, Sicilia |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | pubescent, branchlets erect, leaves sessile, the basal ovate-elliptic, stem leaves linear- lanceolate, margins revolute, flowers numerous in dense whorls, corolla 10mm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Clinopodium densiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze Clinopodium tenuifolium (Ten.) Kuntze Micromeria graeca var. densiflora Benth. Micromeria graeca var. tenuifolia (Ten.) Vis. Micromeria graeca ssp. tenuifolia (Ten.) Nyman Satureja densiflora (Benth.) Briq. Satureja graeca var. tenuifolia (Ten.) Ces. & al. Satureja tenuifolia Ten. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) |