Micromeria chionistrae
| Micromeria chionistrae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Micromeria |
| Species: | M. chionistrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Micromeria chionistrae | |
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Micromeria chionistrae is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[1][2] It is a suberect to sprawling hairy-glandular subshrub up to 30 cm high with pink-purple flowers, that emerge June–November.[3]
Habitat
It grows in crevices of igneous rocks at an altitude of 850–1550 m.
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).[4]
References
- ^ a b "Micromeria chionistrae Meikle". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ "Micromeria chionistrae Meikle". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ^ Cyprus Flora in Colour the Endemics, V. Pantelas, T. Papachristophorou, P. Christodoulou, July 1993, ISBN 9963-7931-0-X
- ^ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2