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Micromeria xylorhiza Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMicromeria xylorhiza Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 217 (1848)
Native Rangesw. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptioncaespitose, branchlets sericeous-hirsute, densely leafy, leaves sessile, ovate, obtuse, on both faces grey pubescent, flowers axillary, shortly pedicellate, corolla hirsute, 1cm
Size5-12cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny 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 cristata ssp. xylorrhiza (Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.) P.H.Davis
Satureja cristata ssp. xylorrhiza (Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.) Greuter & Burdet
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey)
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