Biology:Satureja coerulea

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Satureja

Satureja coerulea
Satureja montana 'Coerulea' Cząber górski 2015-08-30 03.jpg
An atypically pale-flowered specimen
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Satureja
Species:
S. coerulea
Binomial name
Satureja coerulea
Janka[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Satureja skorpilii Velen.

Satureja coerulea, called blue savory, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Satureja, native to Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey, including East Thrace.[2] A perennial reaching 25 cm, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3] It prefers to grow in limestone and granite soils on exposed rocky slopes.[4]

References

  1. J.Velenovský, Fl. Bulg.: 465 (1891)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Satureja coerulea Janka". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:457601-1. 
  3. "Satureja coerulea blue savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/24410/Satureja-coerulea/Details. 
  4. Satıl, Fatih; Dirmenci, Tuncay; Tümen, Gülendam (2003). "Morphological, Anatomical and Chorologic Studies on Satureja coerulea Janka". Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi 8 (1): 47–55. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1110282. Retrieved 13 March 2021. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15363933 entry