| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 311 (1831) |
| Native Range | Medit. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 0-1900m |
| Description | stems ascendent, pubescent, leaves thick, ovate to obovate oblong, upward narrower, grey, aromatic, flowers minute in few flowered whorls |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | 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 calaminthoides Lojac. Micromeria calaminthoides var. contracta Lojac. Micromeria calaminthoides var. elongata Lojac. Micromeria canescens (Guss.) Benth. Micromeria consentina N.Terracc. Micromeria diffusa Lojac. Micromeria echioides Lacaita ex Lojac. Micromeria echioides var. angustifolia Lojac. Micromeria echioides var. gasparinii Lojac. Micromeria echioides var. gossypina Lojac. Micromeria echoides var. griseocanescens Lojac. Micromeria echoides var. humillima Lojac. Micromeria echioides var. strigosa Lojac. Micromeria graeca var. angustifolia-canescens Guss. Micromeria graeca var. densiflora Post Micromeria graeca var. latifolia Boiss. Micromeria graeca ssp. micrantha (Brot.) Rivas Mart. & al. Micromeria graeca var. rariflora K.Koch Micromeria graeca var. rupestris Guss. Micromeria grandis Lojac. Micromeria grandis var. humilior Lojac. Micromeria lacaitae Lojac. Satureja canescens Guss. Satureja congesta Hornem. Satureja graeca L. Satureja graeca var. canescens (Guss.) Briq. Satureja graeca ssp. congesta (Hornem.) Briq. Satureja graeca var. congesta (Hornem.) Briq. Satureja graeca var. leptiloba Briq. Satureja graeca ssp. macrotricha Briq. Satureja graeca var. micrantha (Brot.) Briq. Satureja graeca ssp. micrantha (Brot.) Greuter & Burdet Satureja micrantha (Brot.) Hoffmanns. & Link Satureja sessiliflora C.Presl Satureja sicula var. canescens (Guss.) Guss. Thymus hirtus Weber Thymus micranthus Brot. Thymus virgatus Ten. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is., LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |