Satureja montana, L.

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 : 164

5. S. montana L. , Sp. Pl. 568 (1753).

Flowering stems 10- 40(-70) cm, glabrous or puberulent. Leaves 5-30 x 1—5(—7) mm, linear to oblanceolate, glabrous except for ciliate margins. Verticillasters usually crowded; lower bracts 10-20 mm, exceeding the verticillasters. Corolla 6—12(—14) mm. S. Europe. Al Bu Ga?Gr Hs It Ju Rm Rs (K) Tu. 1 Stem puberulent all round

2 Calyx 4-6 mm, tubular; verticillasters dense, with the peduncles and pedicels less than 5 mm (a) subsp. montana

2 Calyx 2-5-4(-4-5) mm, tubular-campanulate; verticillasters usually lax, with at least some peduncles and pedicels more than 5 mm (b) subsp. variegata

1 Stem glabrous, or puberulent on 2 sides only

3 Leaves mostly 4-7 mm wide (d) subsp. kitaibelii

3 Leaves 2-4 mm wide

4 Calyx 3-5-4 mm; corolla c. 8 mm (e) subsp. taurica

4 Calyx 5-9 mm; corolla 10-14 mm (c) subsp. illyrica