Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Satureja edmondii Briq. |
Bibliography | Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genéve 2: 186 (1898) |
Native Range | w. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2400m |
Description | grey pubescent, leaves obovate-oblong to linear, sessile, obtuse, upper leaves smaller, ovate, whorls 4-6-flowered, approximate, producing long and narrow spike |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny 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 | Satureja atheniensis Briq. Satureja boissieri Briq. Satureja longiflora Boiss. & Hausskn. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |