Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott |
Bibliography | Oesterr. Bot. Wochenbl. 7: 93 (1857) |
Native Range | Albania to Croatia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems adpressed hirsute, flowers in lateral panicles, corolla 10-25mm long; akin to S.marginata |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pink |
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 | Calamintha piperella Schloss. & Vuk. Micromeria croatica f. glabrata (K.Malý) Šilic Micromeria croatica f. linearilanceolata Šilic Micromeria croatica f. multicaulis Šilic Micromeria croatica f. ovalifolia Šilic Micromeria croatica var. panciciana (Briq.) Hayek Micromeria piperella Pančić ex Nyman Micromeria serpyllifolia Scheele Micromeria subcordata Vis. ex Benth. Satureja croatica (Pers.) Briq. Satureja croatica f. glabrata K.Malý Satureja croatica var. panciciana Briq. Thymus croaticus Pers. Thymus piperella Waldst. & Kit. Thymus subcordatus Vis. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, YUG Yugoslavia) |