Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Clinopodium corsicum (Pers.) Govaerts |
Bibliography | World Checkl. Seed Pl. 3(1): 16 (1999) |
Native Range | Corsica |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | pubescent, leaves 4-10mm, obovate-spathulate to orbiculate, obtuse, entire, with translucent or whitish margins, whorls 2-4-flowered, flowers 12-16mm long |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
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 | Acinos corsicus (Pers.) Getliffe Calamintha corsica (Pers.) Benth. Melissa microphylla Benth. Micromeria corsica (Pers.) H.Lév. Satureja corsica (Pers.) Caruel Thymus corsicus Pers. Ziziphora corsica (Pers.) Bräuchler |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse) |