Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria douglasii Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 372 (1834) |
Native Range | Alaska to California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 100-800m |
Description | stems procumbent, rooting, leaves 15-25mm, broadly ovate, crenate, pubescent, flowers to 8mm long, solitary, pedicellate, in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pale purple, white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Clinopodium douglasii (Benth.) Kuntze Micromeria barbata Fisch. & C.A.Mey. Micromeria chamissonis (Benth.) Greene Satureja chamissonis (Benth.) Briq. Satureja douglasii (Benth.) Briq. Thymus chamissonis Benth. Thymus douglasii Benth. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ASK Alaska) 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |