Micromeria nervosa (Desf.) Benth.

Spice In the field 1 In the field 2 Inflorescence

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Micromeria

Sinònims: Satureja graeca L. subsp. nervosa (Desf.) O.Bolòs & Vigo

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

Uses and properties: Aromatic.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Pine wood and shrubland with rosemary and thyme garigue. Pine woodlands and garriques.

Characteristics: A small bush, the stems of its inflorescences are very elongated. The flowers are a pale violet colour and the calyces are very pilous. The leaves are ovate. This is a Micromeria that is much larger than M. microphylla and M. filiformis, and can be told apart from them by its very pilous calyces. Micromeria graeca, found in Eivissa, is similar in form, but its calyces are clearly much shorter, that is much shorter than the tube of the corolla.