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Genus of flowering plants
Micromeria is a genus of
flowering plants in the mint family,
Lamiaceae , widespread across
Europe ,
Asia ,
Africa , and
North America , with a center of diversity in the
Mediterranean region and the
Canary Islands .
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[4] It is sometimes placed within the genus
Satureja .
[1] The name is derived from the
Greek words μῑκρος (mīkros ), meaning "small," and μερίς (meris ), meaning "portion," referring to the leaves and flowers.
[5] Common names include savory and whitweed .[
citation needed ]
As of May 2023
[update] ,
Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
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Micromeria acropolitana Halácsy - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006)
Micromeria × angosturae P.Pérez Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp. linkii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
Micromeria arganietorum (Emb.) R.Morales - Morocco
Micromeria × ayamosnae Puppo & P.Pérez
Micromeria aybalae H.Duman & Dirmenci
Micromeria benthamii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
Micromeria × benthamineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. pineolens)
Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
Micromeria × bourlieri Maire & Le Lièvre - Algeria, Morocco (M. graeca × M. inodora)
Micromeria brivesii Batt. - Morocco
Micromeria × broussonetii A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet. - Canary Islands (M. densiflora × M. varia)
Micromeria browiczii Ziel. & Kit Tan - Greece
Micromeria canariensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
Micromeria carpatha Rech.f.
Micromeria chionistrae Meikle - Cyprus
Micromeria conferta (Coss. & Daveau) Stefani - Libya
Micromeria × confusa G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. lanata)
Micromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr. - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus
Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott - Albania, Yugoslavia
Micromeria cymuligera Boiss. & Hausskn. - Turkey
Micromeria danaensis Danin - Jordan
Micromeria debilis Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
Micromeria densiflora Benth. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
Micromeria douglasii Benth.
Micromeria elliptica K.Koch - Turkey
Micromeria ericifolia (Roth) Bornm.
Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth. - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands
Micromeria flagellaris Baker - Madagascar
Micromeria fontanesii Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
Micromeria forbesii Benth. - Cape Verde Islands
Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Balkans
Micromeria × garajonayii Puppo & P.Pérez
Micromeria glomerata P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
Micromeria gomerensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
Micromeria guichardii (Quézel & Zaffran) Brullo & Furnari - Libya
Micromeria hedgei Rech.f. - Iran
Micromeria helianthemifolia Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
Micromeria herpyllomorpha Webb & Berthel. - La Palma in the Canary Islands
Micromeria hierrensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
Micromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
Micromeria hochreutineri (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco
Micromeria × hybrida Zagan - Greece including Crete (M. graeca × M. nervosa)
Micromeria imbricata (Forssk.) C.Chr. - Africa from Nigeria to Ethiopia to Transvaal, Arabian Peninsula
Micromeria inodora (Desf.) Benth. - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain including Balearic Islands
Micromeria × intermedia G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. helianthemifolia)
Micromeria juliana (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean
Micromeria kerneri Murb. - Yugoslavia
Micromeria lachnophylla Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
Micromeria lanata (C.Sm. ex Link) Benth. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
Micromeria lasiophylla Webb & Berthel. - Canary Islands
Micromeria lepida Webb & Berthel. La Gomera in the Canary Islands
Micromeria leucantha Svent. ex P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
Micromeria longipedunculata Bräuchler - Yugoslavia, Albania
Micromeria macrosiphon Coss. - Morocco
Micromeria madagascariensis Baker - Madagascar
Micromeria maderensis Puppo & Bräuchler
Micromeria mahanensis Puppo
Micromeria marginata (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
Micromeria × meteorica Hausskn. - Greece (M. cremnophila × M. juliana)
Micromeria microphylla (d'Urv.) Benth. - Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, southern mainland Italy, Crete, Cyprus, Libya
Micromeria monantha (Font Quer) R.Morales - Morocco
Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. & Hohen. - from Greece to Iran
Micromeria nervosa (Desf.) Benth. - Mediterranean from Algeria + Balearic Islands to Turkey
Micromeria × nogalesii G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. lanata × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
Micromeria pedro-luisii Puppo
Micromeria peltieri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
Micromeria × perez-pazii G.Kunkel - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. tenuis)
Micromeria persica Boiss. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
Micromeria pineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
Micromeria × preauxii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
Micromeria pseudocroatica Šilic - Yugoslavia
Micromeria rivas-martinezii Wildpret - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
Micromeria serbaliana Danin & Hedge - Sinai
Micromeria sinaica Benth. - Sinai, Israel
Micromeria sphaciotica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
Micromeria sphaerophylla Baker - Madagascar
Micromeria × tagananensis P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. glomerata × M. varia)
Micromeria teneriffae (Poir.) Benth. ex G.Don - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
Micromeria tenuis (Link) Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
Micromeria × tolomensis Puppo & P.Pérez
Micromeria tragothymus Webb & Berthel.
Micromeria unguentaria Schweinf. - Ethiopia
Micromeria weilleri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
Micromeria × wildpretii P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia)
Micromeria zarkosii Kit Tan, Biel & Ziel.
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