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Satureja montana (winter savory)

Synonyms: Clinopodium montanum (homotypic); Micromeria montana (homotypic); Satureja confinis; Saturiastrum montanum (homotypic); Thymus montanus (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Winter savory (Satureja montana) is a perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe and Mediterranean. It is a perennial plant growing to 16 in (41 cm) tall. The leaves are opposite, oval-lanceolate, 1–2 cm long and 5 mm broad. The flowers are white.
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Infraspecies

Satureja montana macedonica
Satureja montana montana
Satureja montana pisidia
Satureja montana variegata

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Dispersal Mode [4]  Autochory
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Scent [2]  The leaves have an aromatic fragrance;
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  The growing plant repels insects; An essential oil is obtained from the leaves. Plants can be grown as a ground cover when spaced about 45cm apart each way;
Height [2]  16 inches (0.4 m)
Width [2]  12 inches (0.3 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Arabako Hegoaldeko Mendilerroak / Sierras Meridionales de Álava 40518 Spain  
Luberon Regional Nature Park V 406572 France  
Monte Baldo Est 6825 Italy  
The New Forest 72309 England, United Kingdom

Predators

Carduelis citrinella (Citril Finch)[5]
Chrysolina cerealis (Rainbow leaf beetle)[6]
Diaspidiotus thymicola[7]
Longitarsus obliteratus <Unverified Name>[6]
Scrobipalpa artemisiella[6]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4Paula S, Arianoutsou M, Kazanis D, Tavsanoglu Ç, Lloret F, Buhk C, Ojeda F, Luna B, Moreno JM, Rodrigo A, Espelta JM, Palacio S, Fernández-Santos B, Fernandes PM, and Pausas JG. 2009. Fire-related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin. Ecology 90: 1420.
Paula S. & Pausas J.G. 2013. BROT: a plant trait database for Mediterranean Basin species. Version 2013.06.
♦ 5The diet of the Citril Finch (Serinus citrinella) in the Pyrenees and the role of Pinus seeds as a key resource, A. Borras, T. Cabrera, J. Cabrera and J.C. Senar, J. Ornithol. 144, 345-353 (2003)
♦ 6Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 7Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0