Satureja glabella (Michx.) Briq.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Satureja glabella (Michx.) Briq.

  • Description

    Species Description - Perennial to 6 dm; stems glabrous, except commonly for a minute pubescent area at each node; fls 2–8 at each node in the upper half of the plant, subtended by progressively reduced lvs and each fl by 2 linear bracts; pedicels 3–10 mm; cal glabrous, 4–6 mm, the lips half as long as the tube, the lobes acuminate; cor pale purple, 8–15 mm; style-branches short, slender, unequal. Calcareous soil; May–Aug.