| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. & Hohen. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 5: 19 (1844) |
| Native Range | e. Medit. to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | strigose to pubescent, leaves 3-8mm, the lower ovate, the upper linear-lanceolate, obtuse, entire, margins revolute, whorls 4-20-flowered, flowers ca. 5mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| 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 | Micromeria juliana var. myrtifolia (Boiss. & Hohen.) Nyman Micromeria lycia Stapf Micromeria minoa Coustur. & Gand. Micromeria obtusiflora Gand. Satureja myrtifolia (Boiss. & Hohen.) Greuter & Burdet |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, EAI East Aegean Is., IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, SIN Sinai, TUR Turkey) |