Satureja coerulea, called blue savory, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Satureja, native to Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey, including East Thrace.[2] A perennial reaching 25 cm, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3] It prefers to grow in limestone and granite soils on exposed rocky slopes.[4]

Satureja coerulea
An atypically pale-flowered specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Satureja
Species:
S. coerulea
Binomial name
Satureja coerulea
Synonyms[2]
  • Satureja skorpilii Velen.

References

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  1. ^ J.Velenovský, Fl. Bulg.: 465 (1891)
  2. ^ a b "Satureja coerulea Janka". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Satureja coerulea blue savory". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ Satıl, Fatih; Dirmenci, Tuncay; Tümen, Gülendam (2003). "Morphological, Anatomical and Chorologic Studies on Satureja coerulea Janka". Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi. 8 (1): 47–55. Retrieved 13 March 2021.