| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Micromeria benthamii Webb & Berthel. |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 77 (1845) |
| Native Range | Canary Islands (Gran Canaria) |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-1900m |
| Description | from base ramose, leaves opposite, sessile, linear-lanceolate, on margins involute, abaxially grey-white lanate, flowers in sparse whorls, corolla 7-10 mm long |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | whitish, pink |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
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| 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 | Clinopodium benthamii (Webb & Berthel.) Kuntze Clinopodium tenue Kuntze Micromeria lanata Benth. Micromeria tenuis Benth. Satureja benthamii (Webb & Berthel.) Briq. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |