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
An atypically pale-flowered specimen
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Satureja skorpilii Velen.

References

  1. J.Velenovský, Fl. Bulg.: 465 (1891)
  2. "Satureja coerulea Janka". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. "Satureja coerulea blue savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  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. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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