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Micromeria maderensis Puppo & Bräuchler  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMicromeria maderensis Puppo & Bräuchler 
BibliographyPhytotaxa 230: 17 (2015)
Native RangeMadeira
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude0-1000m
Descriptionaromatic, very ramose, branchlets quadrangular, leaves opposite, lanceolate, entire, involute, to 15mm, glabrous to hirsute, flowers in whorls, corolla 6mm
Size10-35cm
Colorrose, violet
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMicromeria thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) Webb & Berthel.
Micromeria thymoides ssp. cacuminicolae (P.Pérez) Rivas Mart.
Micromeria varia var. cacuminicolae P.Pérez
Micromeria varia ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) P.Pérez
Satureja ericifolia ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) R.H.Willemse
Satureja thymoides Sol. ex Lowe
Satureja varia var. cacuminicolae (P.Pérez) A.Hansen & Sunding
Satureja varia ssp. thymoides (Sol. ex Lowe) A.Hansen & Sunding
Territory2 Africa
     21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira)
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