Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth. |
Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 378 (1834) |
Native Range | w. Medit. Islands |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, branchlets filiform, leaves subsessile, ovate, entire, obtuse, flat, whorls 2-flowered, flowers pedicelate, calyx lobes subulate, sparsely lanate |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | 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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Clinopodium filiforme (Aiton) Kuntze Micromeria filiformis var. glandulosa Sennen & Pau Micromeria filiformis var. rubrifolia Sennen & Pau Micromeria glandulosa (Sennen & Pau) Sennen Piperella filiformis (Aiton) C.Presl Satureja cordata ssp. filiformis (Aiton) Litard. Satureja filiformis (Aiton) Mutel Satureja microphylla ssp. filiformis (Aiton) O.Bolós & Vigo Thymus filiformis Aiton |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, SAR Sardegna) |