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Whitweeds
Micromeria
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. It is sometimes placed within the genus Satureja. The name is derived from the Greek words μῑκρος (mīkros), meaning "small," and μερίς (meris), meaning "portion," referring to the leaves and flowers.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Greek Savory
speciesMicromeria graeca
Striped Savory
speciesMicromeria nervosa
Julian Savory
speciesMicromeria juliana
Whiteleaf Savory
speciesMicromeria fruticosa
Myrtle-leaved Savory
speciesMicromeria myrtifolia
Madeiran Whitweed
speciesMicromeria maderensis
Micromeria herpyllomorpha
speciesMicromeria herpyllomorpha
African Whitweed
speciesMicromeria imbricata
Micromeria filiformis
speciesMicromeria filiformis
Scentless Whitweed
speciesMicromeria inodora
Micromeria varia
speciesMicromeria varia
Micromeria hyssopifolia
speciesMicromeria hyssopifolia
Maltese whitweed
speciesMicromeria microphylla
Micromeria mahanensis
speciesMicromeria mahanensis
Micromeria lanata
speciesMicromeria lanata
Micromeria tragothymus
speciesMicromeria tragothymus
Dinaric Mountain Savory
speciesMicromeria croatica
Micromeria canariensis
speciesMicromeria canariensis
Micromeria tenensis
speciesMicromeria tenensis
Micromeria marginata
speciesMicromeria marginata
Lemon Savory
speciesMicromeria biflora
Micromeria benthamii
speciesMicromeria benthamii
El Hierro Island Whitweed
speciesMicromeria hierrensis
Micromeria lachnophylla
speciesMicromeria lachnophylla
Acropolis Whitweed
speciesMicromeria acropolitana
Cape Verde Island Whitweed
speciesMicromeria forbesii
Micromeria pineolens
speciesMicromeria pineolens
Micromeria tenuis
speciesMicromeria tenuis
Micromeria longipedunculata
speciesMicromeria longipedunculata
Sinaian Savory
speciesMicromeria sinaica
Micromeria remota
speciesMicromeria remota
Micromeria lepida
speciesMicromeria lepida
Tenerifan Whitweed
speciesMicromeria teneriffae
Micromeria arganietorum
speciesMicromeria arganietorum
Micromeria lasiophylla
speciesMicromeria lasiophylla
Micromeria cristata
speciesMicromeria cristata
La Gomera Island Whitweed
speciesMicromeria gomerensis
Micromeria ericifolia
speciesMicromeria ericifolia
Micromeria cordata
speciesMicromeria cordata
Micromeria helianthemifolia
speciesMicromeria helianthemifolia
Micromeria pedro-luisii
speciesMicromeria pedro-luisii
Zakynthos Island Whitweed
speciesMicromeria browiczii
Micromeria hispida
speciesMicromeria hispida
Cliff Whitweed
speciesMicromeria cremnophila
Mount Catherine Whitweed
speciesMicromeria serbaliana
Biševo Island whitweed
speciesMicromeria silicii
Micromeria macrosiphon
speciesMicromeria macrosiphon
Micromeria chionistrae
speciesMicromeria chionistrae
Micromeria pseudocroatica
speciesMicromeria pseudocroatica
Micromeria hochreutineri
speciesMicromeria hochreutineri
Micromeria sphaciotica
speciesMicromeria sphaciotica
Micromeria kerneri
speciesMicromeria kerneri
Micromeria persica
speciesMicromeria persica
Thyme of Taganana
speciesMicromeria glomerata
Dana whitweed
speciesMicromeria danaensis
Micromeria leucantha
speciesMicromeria leucantha
Micromeria × intermedia
hybridMicromeria × intermedia
Micromeria densiflora
speciesMicromeria densiflora
Micromeria brivesii
speciesMicromeria brivesii
Micromeria monantha
speciesMicromeria monantha
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 185791.