Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Cyclotrichium niveum (Boiss.) Manden. & Scheng. |
Bibliography | Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 15: 337 (1953) |
Native Range | e. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1200-1800m |
Description | densely white tomentose, stem leaves ovate-elliptic, entire, floral whorls in axils of upper leaves, producing lax spike. flowers 7-9mm long |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | lilac, pink |
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 | Calamintha nivea Boiss. Clinopodium niveum (Boiss.) Kuntze Satureja nivea (Boiss.) Briq. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |