| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. |
| Bibliography | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 122 (1844) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula, w. Cyprus, n. Turkey to nw. Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 800-2150m |
| Description | shortly grey pubescent, leaves minute, sessile, erect, the lower oblong, the other lanceolate, obtuse, abaxially concave, 3-nerved, cymes 3-flowered, axillary, in spike |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | pale purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 | Clinopodium cristatum (Hampe) Kuntze Micromeria cristata f. albiflora Šilic Micromeria cristata f. canescens Vand. Micromeria cristata var. canescens (Vand.) Šilic Micromeria cristata var. glandulosa Micevski Satureja cristata (Hampe) Nyman Thymus cristatus Hampe Zygis cristata (Hampe) Degen & Dörfl. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus, IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |