Kingdom Plantae Family Lamiaceae Rank Species | Order Lamiales Genus Micromeria | |
Similar Micromeria forbesii, Micromeria glomerata, Micromeria pineolens, Micromeria cristata, Micromeria acropolitana | ||
Micromeria chionistrae is a suberect to sprawling hairy-glandular subshrub up to 30 cm high. Flowers pink-purple, flowering June-November.
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Habitat
It grows in crevices of igneous rocks at 850–1550 m altitude.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus and common in the Troödos Mountains: Stavros Psokas to Kykko, Mavri Gremmi (Paphos Forest). Ayia, Prodromos,Kryos Potamos, Kyparishia (Limassol Forest).
References
Micromeria chionistrae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA