Micromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, with a center of diversity in the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands. It is sometimes placed within the genus Satureja. The name is derived from the Greek words üá¿ÂúÃÂÿà(mëkros), meaning "small," and üõÃÂïà(meris), meaning "portion," referring to the leaves and flowers. Common names include savory and whitweed.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
- Micromeria acropolitana <small>Halácsy</small> - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006)
- Micromeria àangosturae <small>P.Pérez</small> Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp. linkii àM. varia subsp. canariensis)
- Micromeria arganietorum <small>(Emb.) R.Morales</small> - Morocco
- Micromeria àayamosnae <small>Puppo & P.Pérez</small>
- Micromeria aybalae <small>H.Duman & Dirmenci</small>
- Micromeria benthamii <small>Webb & Berthel.</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria ÃÂ benthamineolens <small>Svent.</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands <small>(M. benthamii ÃÂ M. pineolens)</small>
- Micromeria biflora <small>(Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth.</small> - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
- Micromeria àbourlieri <small>Maire & Le Lièvre</small> - Algeria, Morocco <small>(M. graeca àM. inodora)</small>
- Micromeria brivesii <small>Batt.</small> - Morocco
- Micromeria ÃÂ broussonetii <small>A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet.</small> - Canary Islands (M. densiflora ÃÂ M. varia)
- Micromeria browiczii <small>Ziel. & Kit Tan</small> - Greece
- Micromeria canariensis <small>(P.Pérez) Puppo</small>
- Micromeria carpatha <small>Rech.f.</small>
- Micromeria chionistrae <small>Meikle</small> - Cyprus
- Micromeria conferta <small>(Coss. & Daveau) Stefani</small> - Libya
- Micromeria àconfusa <small>G.Kunkel & P.Pérez</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii àM. lanata)
- Micromeria cremnophila <small>Boiss. & Heldr.</small> - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
- Micromeria cristata <small>(Hampe) Griseb.</small> - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus
- Micromeria croatica <small>(Pers.) Schott</small> - Albania, Yugoslavia
- Micromeria cymuligera <small>Boiss. & Hausskn.</small> - Turkey
- Micromeria danaensis <small>Danin</small> - Jordan
- Micromeria debilis <small>Pomel</small> - Algeria, Morocco
- Micromeria densiflora <small>Benth.</small> - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria douglasii <small>Benth.</small>
- Micromeria elliptica <small>K.Koch</small> - Turkey
- Micromeria ericifolia <small>(Roth) Bornm.</small>
- Micromeria filiformis <small>(Aiton) Benth.</small> - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands
- Micromeria flagellaris <small>Baker</small> - Madagascar
- Micromeria fontanesii <small>Pomel</small> - Algeria, Morocco
- Micromeria forbesii <small>Benth.</small> - Cape Verde Islands
- Micromeria fruticosa <small>(L.) Druce</small> - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Balkans
- Micromeria àgarajonayii <small>Puppo & P.Pérez</small>
- Micromeria glomerata <small>P.Pérez</small> - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria gomerensis <small>(P.Pérez) Puppo</small>
- Micromeria graeca <small>(L.) Benth. ex Rchb.</small> - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
- Micromeria guichardii <small>(Quézel & Zaffran) Brullo & Furnari</small> - Libya
- Micromeria hedgei <small>Rech.f.</small> - Iran
- Micromeria helianthemifolia <small>Webb & Berthel.</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria herpyllomorpha <small>Webb & Berthel.</small> - La Palma in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria hierrensis <small>(P.Pérez) Puppo</small>
- Micromeria hispida <small>Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.</small> - Crete
- Micromeria hochreutineri <small>(Briq.) Maire</small> - Algeria, Morocco
- Micromeria ÃÂ hybrida <small>Zagan</small> - Greece including Crete (M. graeca ÃÂ M. nervosa)
- Micromeria imbricata (Forssk.) <small>C.Chr.</small> - Africa from Nigeria to Ethiopia to Transvaal, Arabian Peninsula
- Micromeria inodora <small>(Desf.) Benth.</small> - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain including Balearic Islands
- Micromeria àintermedia <small>G.Kunkel & P.Pérez</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii àM. helianthemifolia)
- Micromeria juliana <small>(L.) Benth. ex Rchb.</small> - Mediterranean
- Micromeria kerneri <small>Murb.</small> - Yugoslavia
- Micromeria lachnophylla <small>Webb & Berthel.</small> - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria lanata <small>(C.Sm. ex Link) Benth.</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria lasiophylla <small>Webb & Berthel.</small> - Canary Islands
- Micromeria lepida <small>Webb & Berthel.</small> La Gomera in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria leucantha <small>Svent. ex P.Pérez</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria longipedunculata <small>Bräuchler</small> - Yugoslavia, Albania
- Micromeria macrosiphon <small>Coss.</small> - Morocco
- Micromeria madagascariensis <small>Baker</small> - Madagascar
- Micromeria maderensis <small>Puppo & Bräuchler</small>
- Micromeria mahanensis <small>Puppo</small>
- Micromeria marginata <small>(Sm.) Chater</small> - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
- Micromeria ÃÂ meteorica <small>Hausskn.</small> - Greece (M. cremnophila ÃÂ M. juliana)
- Micromeria microphylla <small>(d'Urv.) Benth.</small> - Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, southern mainland Italy, Crete, Cyprus, Libya
- Micromeria monantha <small>(Font Quer) R.Morales</small> - Morocco
- Micromeria myrtifolia <small>Boiss. & Hohen.</small> - from Greece to Iran
- Micromeria nervosa <small>(Desf.) Benth.</small> - Mediterranean from Algeria + Balearic Islands to Turkey
- Micromeria ànogalesii <small>G.Kunkel & P.Pérez</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. lanata àM. varia subsp. canariensis)
- Micromeria pedro-luisii <small>Puppo</small>
- Micromeria peltieri <small>(Maire) R.Morales</small> - Morocco
- Micromeria ÃÂ perez-pazii <small>G.Kunkel</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii ÃÂ M. tenuis)
- Micromeria persica <small>Boiss.</small> - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
- Micromeria pineolens <small>Svent.</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria ÃÂ preauxii <small>Webb & Berthel.</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii ÃÂ M. varia subsp. canariensis)
- Micromeria pseudocroatica <small>Ã
 ilic</small> - Yugoslavia
- Micromeria rivas-martinezii <small>Wildpret</small> - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria serbaliana <small>Danin & Hedge</small> - Sinai
- Micromeria sinaica <small>Benth.</small> - Sinai, Israel
- Micromeria sphaciotica <small>Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.</small>- Crete
- Micromeria sphaerophylla <small>Baker</small> - Madagascar
- Micromeria àtagananensis <small>P.Pérez</small> - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. glomerata àM. varia)
- Micromeria teneriffae <small>(Poir.) Benth. ex G.Don</small> - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria tenuis <small>(Link) Webb & Berthel.</small> - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
- Micromeria àtolomensis <small>Puppo & P.Pérez</small>
- Micromeria tragothymus <small>Webb & Berthel.</small>
- Micromeria unguentaria <small>Schweinf.</small> - Ethiopia
- Micromeria weilleri <small>(Maire) R.Morales</small> - Morocco
- Micromeria àwildpretii <small>P.Pérez</small> - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii àM. varia)
- Micromeria zarkosii <small>Kit Tan, Biel & Ziel.</small>
Formerly placed here
- Clinopodium bolivianum <small>(Benth.) Kuntze</small> (as M. boliviana <small>Benth.</small>)
- Clinopodium brownei <small>(Sw.) Kuntze</small> (as M. brownei <small>(Sw.) Benth.</small> and M. pilosiuscula <small>(A.Gray) Small</small>)
- Mentha japonica <small>(Miq.) Makino</small> (as M. japonica <small>Miq.</small>)
- Mosla japonica <small>(Oliv.) Maxim.</small> (as M. perforata <small>Miq.</small>)
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