Lamiaceae FAMILY

Satureja hortensis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Satureja hortensis is an erect, much-branched, very aromatic annual plant that can grow around 10 - 50cm tall[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Summer savory is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is sometimes grown for medicinal use and as a flavouring in gardens. The plant has often escaped from cultivation and can be found as a weed in many areas[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheast Europe to W. Asia - Italy, the Balkans to Kazakhstan, western China and the western Himalayas. Widely naturalized in southand eastern Europe

HabitatDry gravelly and stony slopes; at elevations up to 1,500 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. ]. Often found on calcareous soils[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].Sometimes found as a weed in gardens[ 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. ].