Micromeria is a genus of in the mint family, Lamiaceae, widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America, with a center of diversity in the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands.[ Kew World checklist of Selected Plant Families][ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 226 姜味草属jiang wei cao shu Micromeria Bentham, Edward's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1282. 1829. ][ Altervista Flora Italiana, Genere: Micromeria includes photos + distribution maps] It is sometimes placed within the genus Satureja.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:
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Micromeria acropolitana Halácsy - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006)
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Micromeria × angosturae P.Pérez Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp . linkii × M. varia subsp . canariensis)
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Micromeria arganietorum (Emb.) R.Morales - Morocco
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Micromeria × ayamosnae Puppo & P.Pérez
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Micromeria aybalae H.Duman & Dirmenci
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Micromeria benthamii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria × benthamineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. pineolens)
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Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan)
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Micromeria × bourlieri Maire & Le Lièvre - Algeria, Morocco (M. graeca × M. inodora)
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Micromeria brivesii Batt. - Morocco
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Micromeria × broussonetii A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet. - Canary Islands (M. densiflora × M. varia)
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Micromeria browiczii Ziel. & Kit Tan - Greece
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Micromeria canariensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
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Micromeria carpatha Rech.f.
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Micromeria chionistrae Meikle - Cyprus
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Micromeria conferta (Coss. & Daveau) Stefani - Libya
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Micromeria × confusa G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. lanata)
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Micromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr. - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
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Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus
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Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott - Albania, Yugoslavia
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Micromeria cymuligera Boiss. & Hausskn. - Turkey
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Micromeria danaensis Danin - Jordan
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Micromeria debilis Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
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Micromeria densiflora Benth. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria douglasii Benth.
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Micromeria elliptica K.Koch - Turkey
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Micromeria ericifolia (Roth) Bornm.
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Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth. - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands
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Micromeria flagellaris Baker - Madagascar
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Micromeria fontanesii Pomel - Algeria, Morocco
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Micromeria forbesii Benth. - Cape Verde Islands
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Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Balkans
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Micromeria × garajonayii Puppo & P.Pérez
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Micromeria glomerata P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria gomerensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
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Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey
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Micromeria guichardii (Quézel & Zaffran) Brullo & Furnari - Libya
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Micromeria hedgei Rech.f. - Iran
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Micromeria helianthemifolia Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria herpyllomorpha Webb & Berthel. - La Palma in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria hierrensis (P.Pérez) Puppo
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Micromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete
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Micromeria hochreutineri (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco
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Micromeria × hybrida Zagan - Greece including Crete (M. graeca × M. nervosa)
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Micromeria imbricata (Forssk.) C.Chr. - Africa from Nigeria to Ethiopia to Transvaal, Arabian Peninsula
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Micromeria inodora (Desf.) Benth. - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain including Balearic Islands
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Micromeria × intermedia G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. helianthemifolia)
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Micromeria juliana (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean
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Micromeria kerneri Murb. - Yugoslavia
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Micromeria lachnophylla Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria lanata (C.Sm. ex Link) Benth. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria lasiophylla Webb & Berthel. - Canary Islands
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Micromeria lepida Webb & Berthel. La Gomera in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria leucantha Svent. ex P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria longipedunculata Bräuchler - Yugoslavia, Albania
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Micromeria macrosiphon Coss. - Morocco
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Micromeria madagascariensis Baker - Madagascar
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Micromeria maderensis Puppo & Bräuchler
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Micromeria mahanensis Puppo
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Micromeria marginata (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy
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Micromeria × meteorica Hausskn. - Greece (M. cremnophila × M. juliana)
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Micromeria microphylla (d'Urv.) Benth. - Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, southern mainland Italy, Crete, Cyprus, Libya
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Micromeria monantha (Font Quer) R.Morales - Morocco
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Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. & Hohen. - from Greece to Iran
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Micromeria nervosa (Desf.) Benth. - Mediterranean from Algeria + Balearic Islands to Turkey
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Micromeria × nogalesii G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands ( M. lanata × M. varia subsp. canariensis)
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Micromeria pedro-luisii Puppo
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Micromeria peltieri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
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Micromeria × perez-pazii G.Kunkel - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. tenuis)
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Micromeria persica Boiss. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
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Micromeria pineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria × preauxii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. varia subsp . canariensis)
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Micromeria pseudocroatica Šilic - Yugoslavia
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Micromeria rivas-martinezii Wildpret - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria serbaliana Danin & Hedge - Sinai
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Micromeria sinaica Benth. - Sinai, Israel
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Micromeria sphaciotica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.- Crete
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Micromeria sphaerophylla Baker - Madagascar
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Micromeria × tagananensis P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. glomerata × M. varia)
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Micromeria teneriffae (Poir.) Benth. ex G.Don - Tenerife in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria tenuis (Link) Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands
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Micromeria × tolomensis Puppo & P.Pérez
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Micromeria tragothymus Webb & Berthel.
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Micromeria unguentaria Schweinf. - Ethiopia
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Micromeria weilleri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco
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Micromeria × wildpretii P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia)
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Micromeria zarkosii Kit Tan, Biel & Ziel.
Formerly placed here
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Clinopodium bolivianum (Benth.) Kuntze (as M. boliviana Benth.)
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Clinopodium brownei (Sw.) Kuntze (as M. brownei (Sw.) Benth. and M. pilosiuscula (A.Gray) Small)
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Mentha japonica (Miq.) Makino (as M. japonica Miq.)
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Mosla japonica (Oliv.) Maxim. (as M. perforata Miq.)
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