Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr. |
Bibliography | Fl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 4: 570 (1879) |
Native Range | Albania, nw. & c. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-2200m |
Description | middle leaves narrowly ovate to oblong-elliptic, 4-7mm, inflorescence slender, 3-10cm long, whorls 2-6-flowered, producing spike, flowers 3-4mm long |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | 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 cremnophilum (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kuntze Satureja cremnophila (Boiss. & Heldr.) Briq. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) |