| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Micromeria helianthemifolia Webb & Berthel. |
| Bibliography | Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries 3(2; 3): 79 (1845) |
| Native Range | Canary Islands (Gran Canaria) |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves in upper part of branchlets, sessile, lanceolate, involute, glandular, abaxially distinctly veined, flowers in dense terminal spikes, corolla to 2cm |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | rose, whitish |
| Bloom | spring, 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 | Clinopodium helianthemifolium (Webb & Berthel.) Kuntze Micromeria despreauxii (Briq.) Bornm. Micromeria helianthemifolia f. albiflora G.Kunkel Micromeria helianthemifolia f. glomerata G.Kunkel Micromeria helianthemifolia var. mary-annae P.Pérez & G.Kunkel Satureja despreauxii Briq. Satureja helianthemifolia (Webb & Berthel.) Briq. Satureja helianthemifolia var. mary-annae (P.Pérez & G.Kunkel) R.H.Willemse |
| Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |