Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium candidissimum (Munby) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 515 (1891) |
Native Range | Algeria |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | white tomentose, leaves ovate, at base truncate, obtuse, obscurely crenate, shortly petiolate, flowers in compound raceme, cymes 1-5-flowered, corolla rather large |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 candidissima (Munby) Benth. Melissa candidissima Munby Satureja candidissima (Munby) Briq. |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria) |