Micromeria graeca subsp. fruticulosa, (Bertol.) Guinea

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 170

(g) Subsp. fruticulosa (Bertol.) Guinea , loc. cit. (1971)

( Thymus fruticulosus Bertol. ):

Plant pubescent to hirsute; stems with conspicuous axillary fascicles of leaves. Lower leaves ovate, the upper linear. Verticillasters with 1-4 flowers; peduncles divaricate. Corolla-tube 4-6 mm longer than calyx-tube. Flowering in spring. Nutlets obtuse. Calcicole. S. Italy, Sicilia.