Satureja spicigera

Satureja spicigera
	Habit
	The specific epithet spicigera means "bearing (flower) spikes".
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Satureja
Species:	S. spicigera
Binomial name
	Satureja spicigera; (K.Koch) Boiss.
Synonyms
	List Clinopodium alternipilosum (K.Koch) Kuntze; Clinopodium spicigerum (K.Koch) Kuntze; Hyssopus majae A.P.Khokhr.; Micromeria alternipilosa K.Koch; Micromeria spicigera K.Koch; Satureja alternipilosa (K.Koch) K.Koch; Satureja diffusa Benth. ex Boiss.; ;

Satureja spicigera, the creeping savory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.^[3] It is native to northeastern Turkey, the Caucasus, and northwestern Iran.^[2] A perennial prostrate shrub, hardy in USDA zones 6 through 9, it is recommended as an edging plant for rock and herb gardens.^[1] Used as a culinary herb, both fresh and dried, its flavor is similar to winter savory, Satureja montana, as it is stronger than summer savory, Satureja hortensis.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Satureja spicigera". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Satureja spicigera (K.Koch) Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ "Satureja spicigera creeping savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022. Synonyms; Satureja repanda ... 13 suppliers
^ "Savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "Satureja spicigera - (K.Koch.) Boiss". pfaf.org. Plants For A Future. 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

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[MBG_366948-1] "Satureja spicigera". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[457813-1-2] "Satureja spicigera (K.Koch) Boiss". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[RHS_16488-3] "Satureja spicigera creeping savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022. Synonyms; Satureja repanda ... 13 suppliers

[Savory_grow_your_own-4] "Savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[pfaf-5] "Satureja spicigera - (K.Koch.) Boiss". pfaf.org. Plants For A Future. 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

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Satureja spicigera

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