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Satureja parnassica Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesSatureja parnassica Heldr. & Sartori ex Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 4: 563 (1879)
Native Rangesc. to s. Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude500-2400m
Descriptionleaves minute, obovate or spathulate-linear, acute, at base attenuate, hirsute, abaxially carinate, flowers subsessile in axils of upper leaves, bracts elliptic-linear
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite, rose
Bloomlate summer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny 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
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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