Satureja coerulea
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]
Satureja coerulea | |
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An atypically pale-flowered specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Satureja |
Species: | S. coerulea |
Binomial name | |
Satureja coerulea | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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References
- J.Velenovský, Fl. Bulg.: 465 (1891)
- "Satureja coerulea Janka". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- "Satureja coerulea blue savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- 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. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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