Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria fruticulosa (Bertol.) Šilic |
Bibliography | Monogr. Satureja Fl. Jugusl.: 256 (1979) |
Native Range | wc. & c. Medit. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Description | branchlets erect, pubescent or hirsute, basal leaves ovate, the upper linear, fasciculate, flowers 1-4 in whorls, producing dense, spicate inflorescence, flowers ca. 1cm |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Micromeria approximata (Biv.) Rchb. Micromeria graeca ssp. fruticulosa (Bertol.) Guinea Satureja approximata Biv. Satureja fasciculata Raf. Satureja fruticulosa (Bertol.) Grande Thymus fruticulosus Bertol. |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (SAR Sardegna) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) |