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Micromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMicromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 215 (1848)
Native RangeCrete
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-1750m
Descriptiondensely adpressed pubescent, leaves 3-6mm, triangular-ovate to elliptic, acute, entire, flat, subsessile, whorls 1-6-flowered, flowers 5-8mm long
Size10-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsClinopodium hispidum (Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.) Kuntze
Satureja candica Greuter & Burdet
Satureja graeca var. hispida (Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.) Briq.
Satureja hispida (Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.) Nyman
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (KRI Kriti)
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