Micromeria imbricata C.Chr.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Micromeria

Characteristics

A spreading herb. It has a woody base. It has wiry stems 25 cm long. The leaves are oval and 0.2-1.7 cm long by 0.1-1.1 cm wide. The flowers are small and pink.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountain grassland. In Somalia it grows between 1,260-2,100 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses food invertebrate food material medicinal
Edible flowers leaves
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Distribution

Micromeria imbricata world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Chad, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451796-1
WFO ID wfo-0000243313
COL ID 42YY8
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Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Micromeria forskahlei Micromeria imbricata Micromeria punctata Satureja imbricata Satureja ovata Satureja punctata Thymus imbricatus Micromeria purtschelleri Micromeria schimperi Clinopodium imbricatum Micromeria ovata var. cinereotomentosa Satureja punctata var. rigida Micromeria biflora var. punctata Micromeria biflora var. cinereotomentosa Satureja biflora var. cinereotomentosa Satureja ovata var. cinereotomentosa Micromeria microphylla var. remota Micromeria microphylla var. imbricata Micromeria biflora var. hirsuta Micromeria neumannii

Lower taxons

Micromeria imbricata var. imbricata Micromeria imbricata var. villosa Micromeria imbricata var. rhodesiaca