Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria ericifolia (Roth) Bornm. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 19: 198 (1924) |
Native Range | Canary Islands (Tenerife) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-2000m |
Description | very ramose, branchlets glabrous to densely hirsute, leaves opposite, linear, involute, adaxially glabrescent, abaxially hirsute, flowers in whorls, corolla 3-6mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | spring, early 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 | Micromeria hyssopifolia Webb & Berthel. Micromeria hyssopifolia var. angustissima Christ Micromeria hyssopifolia var. hirta (Webb & Berthel.) Pit. Micromeria hyssopifolia f. hirta Webb & Berthel. Micromeria varia Benth. Satureja ericifolia (Roth) R.H.Willemse Satureja hyssopifolia (Webb & Berthel.) Briq. Satureja kuegleri var. hyssopifolia (Webb & Berthel.) R.H.Willemse Satureja varia Webb & Berthel. Thymus ericifolius Roth |
Territory | 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) |