Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium darwinii (Benth.) Kuntzë |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 515 (1891) |
Native Range | s. Argentina to s. Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1000m |
Description | leaves glandular punctate, obovate, obtuse, to 5mm, whorls 2-flowered, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx tubular, strigose, lobes short, acute, flowers 5mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale violet |
Bloom | 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 | Micromeria darwinii Benth. Micromeria darwinii var. imbricatifolia Speg. Micromeria darwinii var. pallida Speg. Micromeria darwinii var. pusilla Speg. Micromeria darwinii var. typica Speg. Micromeria darwinii var. virescens Speg. Micromeria pusilla Phil. Satureja darwinii (Benth.) Briq. Satureja darwinii var. pusilla (Phil.) Epling Satureja pusilla (Phil.) Macloskie |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGS Argentina South, CLS Chile South) |