Lamiaceae FAMILY
Satureja innota
Satureja innota
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Satureja innota is a perennial plant with stems that can become more or less woody and persist; it can grow up to 40cm tall[ 2137 Title Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (3) Publication Author Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors) Publisher Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient; Year 2018 ISBN 978-84-491-1472-4 Description ]. The plant is harvested fom the wild for local use as a flavouring, medicine and source of essential oil.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthern Europe - eastern Spain
HabitatScrub and the edges of gall oak and cork oak woodland, growing on stony or marly substrates; at elevations from 50 - 1,000 metres[ 2137 Title Inventario Español de los Conocimientos Tradicionales Relaticos a la Biodiversidad, Fase II (3) Publication Author Santayana M.P. de, et al (Editors) Publisher Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentación y Medio Ambient; Year 2018 ISBN 978-84-491-1472-4 Description ].