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Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMicromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. 
BibliographyLabiat. Gen. Spec.: 378 (1834)
Native RangeAfghanistan to sc. China and n. Myanmar
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatstony grassland
Altitude900-4000m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate, 4-5mm, conspicuously golden yellow glandular, entire, acute, whorls 1-2-flowered, calyx shortly tubular, ciliate, flowers ca. 6mm long, sparsely puberulent
Size15-30cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a deep, drained soil
alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsClinopodium biflorum (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Kuntze
Micromeria biflora var. hispida Kitam. & Murata
Micromeria biflora var. indica Elly Walther & K.H.Walther
Satureja biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Briq.
Thymus biflorus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan)
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, IND India, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar)
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