Lamiaceae FAMILY
Satureja mutica
Satureja mutica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Satureja mutica is a subshrub with numerous, erect, woody stems that are strongly branched only at their base, it grows around 30 - 50 cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food flavouring.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern to central Asia - the Caucasus, northern Iran, Turkmenistan
HabitatDry stony slopes in the middle mountain zone[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].