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Micromeria thymoides De Not.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMicromeria thymoides De Not. 
BibliographyRepert. Fl. Ligust.: 353 (1844)
Native Rangenw. Italy
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems slender, filiform, leaves entire, ca. 1cm, the basal ovate, the upper linear, margins involute, flowers 5-10 in whorls, calyx infundibuliform, corolla 6-8mm
Size10-25cm
Colorpale purple
Bloomspring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsClinopodium 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.
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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