Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Micromeria thymoides De Not. |
Bibliography | Repert. Fl. Ligust.: 353 (1844) |
Native Range | nw. Italy |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | stems slender, filiform, leaves entire, ca. 1cm, the basal ovate, the upper linear, margins involute, flowers 5-10 in whorls, calyx infundibuliform, corolla 6-8mm |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | pale purple |
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 | Clinopodium thymoides (De Not.) Kuntze Micromeria graeca ssp. imperica Chater Micromeria notarisii Gand. Satureja graeca ssp. imperica (Chater) Greuter & Burdet Satureja graeca var. thymoides (De Not.) Briq. Satureja thymoides (De Not.) Nyman Thymus notarisii Zumagl. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy) |