Winter savory

Winter savory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Satureja
Species:	S. montana
Binomial name
	Satureja montana; L.
Synonyms
	Clinopodium montanum (L.) Kuntze ; Micromeria montana (L.) Rchb. ; Micromeria pygmaea Rchb. ; Micromeria variegata Rchb. ; Satureja brevis Jord. & Fourr. ; Satureja ciliata Avé-Lall. ; Satureja flexuosa Jord. & Fourr. ; Satureja hyssopifolia Bertol. ; Satureja karstiana Justin ; Satureja montana var. chamaebuxus Briq. ; Satureja montana var. communis Vis. ; Satureja montana subsp. montana Satureja montana var. stenophylla ; Boiss. Satureja montana f. subquadrangula ; (Rohlena) Šilic Satureja montana var. subquadrangula ; Rohlena Satureja mucronifolia ; Stokes Satureja ovalifolia ; Huter, Porta & Rigo Satureja petraea ; Jord. & Fourr. Satureja pollinonis ; Huter, Porta & Rigo Satureja provincialis ; Jord. & Fourr. Satureja pyrenaica ; Jord. & Fourr. Satureja rigidula ; Jord. & Fourr. Satureja trifida ; Moench Saturiastrum montanum ; (L.) Fourr. Saturiastrum petraeum ; Fourr. Thymus montanus ; (L.) Dum.Cours. [Illegitimate];

Satureja montana (winter savory or mountain savory), is a perennial, semi-evergreen herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. It has dark green leaves and summer flowers ranging from pale lavender, or pink to white. The closely related summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.) is an annual plant.

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