Lamiaceae FAMILY
Satureja laxiflora
Satureja laxiflora
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Satureja laxiflora is a slender, sparingly and loosely branched annual, plant, usually growing around 10 - 15cm tall, occasionally to 20cm[ 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 condiment and medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeW. Asia - Turkey, the Caucasua, Iraq and Iran
HabitatStony slopes, shale taluses, marlaceous limestone; at elevations from 150 - 1,700 metres[ 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. ].