Micromeria myrtifolia
(English name unknown)
Appearance
An erect much branched subshrub with tetragonal shoots
covered in short, curved, white hairs. Leaves small and almost stalk-less.
Pink, purple or occasionally white flowers appear in May and June. Nutlets
are elongated and bluntly angled.
Habitat
On rocky limestone and igneous hillsides, sometimes in open pine
forests, from sea-level to 4,000 ft.
Uses and Properties
Unknown, but believed to have medicinal properties.
