Satureja montana L.

Winter Savory

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Satureja (Savory)

Synonyms

Satureja montana
Clinopodium montanum
Micromeria montana
Saturiastrum montanum

Related species

Satureja montana L. - Winter Savory

Traits


    10–50 cm tall. flowers: whitish or light-blue to pink. corolla: 5–12 mm long. upper-lip: flat to slightly bent back. lower-lip: without tubercles; lateral lobes: (almost) as large as the central-lobe. calyx: 5‑lobed, cylindrical. fruits: schizocarps, disintegrating i...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Satureja montana

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Ecology

Satureja montana

Satureja montana

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • ruderal vegetation, parks, gardens

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