Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria persica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 7: 48 (1846) |
Native Range | s. & w. Iran to sc. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | grey sericeous, leaves sessile, obtuse, ovate, margins revolute, the upper leaves oblong-linear, flowers 3-5 in axillary cymes producing spike, bracts subulate |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | whitish |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Satureja persica (Boiss.) Briq. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |