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Micromeria juliana Benth.

Sarriette du mont Saint-Julien (fr), Micromérie de Julien (fr), Sarriette de Julien (fr), Sarriette du mùont Saint-Julien (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Micromeria

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 30 cm tall. It loses its leaves during the year.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It suits hardiness zone 7-9.
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Rocky places and other dry open habitats.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The leaves are used for flavouring and as a substitute for savory.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Micromeria juliana leaf picture by Carlos Godinho (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria juliana leaf picture by Ryan Bender (cc-by-sa)
Micromeria juliana leaf picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Micromeria juliana flower picture by giovanni (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Micromeria juliana fruit picture by Emanuele Santarelli (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Micromeria juliana world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Portugal, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:451801-1
WFO ID wfo-0000243319
COL ID 42YYD
BDTFX ID 42502
INPN ID 108506
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Satureja hirsuta Satureja juliana Satureja parviflora Satureja sophia Satureja spicata Satureja virgata Clinopodium julianum Sabbatia corymbosa Micromeria juliana var. hirsuta Micromeria juliana f. barbulata Micromeria juliana f. latifolia Satureja juliana f. barbulata Micromeria juliana var. latifolia Micromeria juliana var. angustifolia Micromeria reinholdii Micromeria juliana
WorldFloraDB 2024