Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb.

Micromérie de Grèce (fr), Sarriette de Grèce (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Micromeria

Characteristics

A small shrub. It grows 10-50 cm tall. It has several stems. The leaves are 5-12 mm long by 2-7 mm wide. The flowers are violet.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Spice (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Micromeria graeca habit picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria graeca habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria graeca habit picture by Pasquale (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Micromeria graeca leaf picture by Domi Mejías (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria graeca leaf picture by Stifani Angelo (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria graeca leaf picture by antonio maffei (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Micromeria graeca flower picture by Pazzaglia Aron (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria graeca flower picture by Fabio Biuzz (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria graeca flower picture by Manuel Portela (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Micromeria graeca world distribution map, present in Albania, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451783-1
WFO ID wfo-0000243277
COL ID 42YXQ
BDTFX ID 75442
INPN ID 108505
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Satureja garganica Satureja graeca Thymus hirtus Satureja graeca subsp. congesta Satureja graeca var. congesta Satureja graeca var. leptiloba Satureja graeca var. micrantha Satureja sicula var. canescens Satureja graeca subsp. macrotricha Satureja graeca var. canescens Micromeria calaminthoides var. contracta Micromeria calaminthoides var. elongata Micromeria echioides var. angustifolia Micromeria echioides var. gossypina Micromeria echioides var. griseocanescens Micromeria echioides var. humillima Micromeria echioides var. strigosa Micromeria graeca var. rariflora Micromeria graeca var. latifolia Micromeria graeca var. rupestris Micromeria graeca var. angustifolia-canescens Micromeria grandis var. humilior Clinopodium graecum Micromeria graeca

Lower taxons

Micromeria graeca subsp. consentina Micromeria graeca subsp. fruticulosa Micromeria graeca subsp. garganica Micromeria graeca subsp. graeca Micromeria graeca subsp. imperica Micromeria graeca subsp. laxiflora Micromeria graeca subsp. longiflora Micromeria graeca subsp. tenuifolia