Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Mentha requienii Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 182 (1833) |
Native Range | Corsica, Sardinia, s. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 500-1600m |
Description | stems filiform, rooting, leaves ovate to orbiculate, petiolate, 2-7mm long, flowers 15-25mm long, verticillate |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | bright lilac |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Audibertia parviflora (Req.) Nyman Audibertia pusilla Benth. Mentha requienii var. hirtula Fisch. & al. Mentha requienii var. pilosulla Rouy Menthella requienii (Benth.) Pérard Pulegium parviflorum (Req.) Samp. Thymus corsicus Moris Thymus parviflorus Req. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |