Lamiaceae FAMILY

Satureja macrantha

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Satureja macrantha is a perennial plant, woody near the base, often with numerous, erect to ascending stems; it can grow 30 - 50cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 93 Title Flora of Turkey. Publication Author Davis. P. H. Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 1965 ISBN - Description Not for the casual reader, this is an immense work in many volumes. Some details of plant uses and habitats. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food flavouring.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeW. Asia - eastern Turkey to the Caucasus, northwest Iran and Iraq

HabitatRocks in the middle mountain zone, on stony limestone slopes; at elevations from 1,000 - 1,800 metres[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].