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Obtegomeria caerulescens (Benth.) Doroszenko & P.D.Cantino  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesObtegomeria caerulescens (Benth.) Doroszenko & P.D.Cantino 
BibliographyNovon 8: 2 (1998)
Native RangeColombia (Sierra de Santa Marta)
Primary BiomeWet Tropical
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude3900-4300m
Descriptiondensely leafy, pubescent, leaves minute, oblong, obtuse, sessile, coriaceous, adaxially glabrous, abaxially pubescent erect, whorls 2-6-flowered, calyx 5mm, corolla pubescent
Size15-30cm
Colorblue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCalamintha caerulescens (Benth.) Wedd.
Clinopodium caerulescens (Benth.) Kuntze
Hedeoma caerulescens Benth.
Satureja caerulescens (Benth.) Epling
Satureja lindeniana Briq.
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (CLM Colombia)
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