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Micromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMicromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 4: 570 (1879)
Native RangeAlbania, nw. & c. Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude600-2200m
Descriptionmiddle leaves narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic, 4-7mm, inflorescence slender, 3-10cm long, whorls 2-6-flowered, producing spike, flowers 3-4mm long
Size5-15cm
Colorpurple
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
SynonymsClinopodium cremnophilum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kuntze
Satureja cremnophila (Boiss. & Heldr.) Briq.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece)
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