Micromeria

Micromeria is a genus of flowering plants 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. It is sometimes placed within the genus Satureja. The name is derived from the Greek words μῑκρος (mīkros), meaning "small," and μερίς (meris), meaning "portion," referring to the leaves and flowers. Common names include savory and whitweed.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: Micromeria acropolitana Halácsy - Greece (presumed extinct, rediscovered 2006) Micromeria × angosturae P.Pérez Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. tenuis subsp. linkii × M. varia subsp. canariensis) Micromeria arganietorum (Emb.) R.Morales - Morocco Micromeria × ayamosnae Puppo & P.Pérez Micromeria aybalae H.Duman & Dirmenci Micromeria benthamii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands Micromeria × benthamineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. pineolens) Micromeria biflora (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Benth. - Himalayas from Afghanistan to Myanmar (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Assam, Bhutan, Guizhou, Yunnan) Micromeria × bourlieri Maire & Le Lièvre - Algeria, Morocco (M. graeca × M. inodora) Micromeria brivesii Batt. - Morocco Micromeria × broussonetii A.Santos, A.Acev.-Rodr. & Reyes-Bet. - Canary Islands (M. densiflora × M. varia) Micromeria browiczii Ziel. & Kit Tan - Greece Micromeria canariensis (P.Pérez) Puppo Micromeria carpatha Rech.f. Micromeria chionistrae Meikle - Cyprus Micromeria conferta (Coss. & Daveau) Stefani - Libya Micromeria × confusa G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. lanata) Micromeria cremnophila Boiss. & Heldr. - Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon Micromeria cristata (Hampe) Griseb. - Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Iran, Cyprus Micromeria croatica (Pers.) Schott - Albania, Yugoslavia Micromeria cymuligera Boiss. & Hausskn. - Turkey Micromeria danaensis Danin - Jordan Micromeria debilis Pomel - Algeria, Morocco Micromeria densiflora Benth. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands Micromeria douglasii Benth. Micromeria elliptica K.Koch - Turkey Micromeria ericifolia (Roth) Bornm. Micromeria filiformis (Aiton) Benth. - Corsica, Sardinia, Balearic Islands Micromeria flagellaris Baker - Madagascar Micromeria fontanesii Pomel - Algeria, Morocco Micromeria forbesii Benth. - Cape Verde Islands Micromeria fruticosa (L.) Druce - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Balkans Micromeria × garajonayii Puppo & P.Pérez Micromeria glomerata P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands Micromeria gomerensis (P.Pérez) Puppo Micromeria graeca (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean from Morocco + Portugal to Turkey Micromeria guichardii (Quézel & Zaffran) Brullo & Furnari - Libya Micromeria hedgei Rech.f. - Iran Micromeria helianthemifolia Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands Micromeria herpyllomorpha Webb & Berthel. - La Palma in the Canary Islands Micromeria hierrensis (P.Pérez) Puppo Micromeria hispida Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth. - Crete Micromeria hochreutineri (Briq.) Maire - Algeria, Morocco Micromeria × hybrida Zagan - Greece including Crete (M. graeca × M. nervosa) Micromeria imbricata (Forssk.) C.Chr. - Africa from Nigeria to Ethiopia to Transvaal, Arabian Peninsula Micromeria inodora (Desf.) Benth. - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain including Balearic Islands Micromeria × intermedia G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. helianthemifolia) Micromeria juliana (L.) Benth. ex Rchb. - Mediterranean Micromeria kerneri Murb. - Yugoslavia Micromeria lachnophylla Webb & Berthel. - Tenerife in the Canary Islands Micromeria lanata (C.Sm. ex Link) Benth. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands Micromeria lasiophylla Webb & Berthel. - Canary Islands Micromeria lepida Webb & Berthel. La Gomera in the Canary Islands Micromeria leucantha Svent. ex P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands Micromeria longipedunculata Bräuchler - Yugoslavia, Albania Micromeria macrosiphon Coss. - Morocco Micromeria madagascariensis Baker - Madagascar Micromeria maderensis Puppo & Bräuchler Micromeria mahanensis Puppo Micromeria marginata (Sm.) Chater - Alpes Maritimes in France, Liguria + Sardinia in Italy Micromeria × meteorica Hausskn. - Greece (M. cremnophila × M. juliana) Micromeria microphylla (d'Urv.) Benth. - Balearic Islands, Sicily, Malta, southern mainland Italy, Crete, Cyprus, Libya Micromeria monantha (Font Quer) R.Morales - Morocco Micromeria myrtifolia Boiss. & Hohen. - from Greece to Iran Micromeria nervosa (Desf.) Benth. - Mediterranean from Algeria + Balearic Islands to Turkey Micromeria × nogalesii G.Kunkel & P.Pérez - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. lanata × M. varia subsp. canariensis) Micromeria pedro-luisii Puppo Micromeria peltieri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco Micromeria × perez-pazii G.Kunkel - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. tenuis) Micromeria persica Boiss. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey Micromeria pineolens Svent. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands Micromeria × preauxii Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (M. benthamii × M. varia subsp. canariensis) Micromeria pseudocroatica Šilic - Yugoslavia Micromeria rivas-martinezii Wildpret - Tenerife in the Canary Islands Micromeria serbaliana Danin & Hedge - Sinai Micromeria sinaica Benth. - Sinai, Israel Micromeria sphaciotica Boiss. & Heldr. ex Benth.- Crete Micromeria sphaerophylla Baker - Madagascar Micromeria × tagananensis P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. glomerata × M. varia) Micromeria teneriffae (Poir.) Benth. ex G.Don - Tenerife in the Canary Islands Micromeria tenuis (Link) Webb & Berthel. - Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands Micromeria × tolomensis Puppo & P.Pérez Micromeria tragothymus Webb & Berthel. Micromeria unguentaria Schweinf. - Ethiopia Micromeria weilleri (Maire) R.Morales - Morocco Micromeria × wildpretii P.Pérez - Tenerife in the Canary Islands (M. rivas-martinezii × M. varia) Micromeria zarkosii Kit Tan, Biel & Ziel.