Winter savory

Winter savory
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Satureja
Species:	S. montana
Binomial name
Satureja montana L.
Synonyms[1]
Clinopodium montanum (L.) Kuntze Micromeria montana (L.) Rchb. Micromeria pygmaea Rchb. Micromeria variegata Rchb. Satureja brevis Jord. & Fourr. Satureja ciliata Avé-Lall. Satureja flexuosa Jord. & Fourr. Satureja hyssopifolia Bertol. Satureja karstiana Justin Satureja montana var. chamaebuxus Briq. Satureja montana var. communis Vis. Satureja montana subsp. montana Satureja montana var. stenophylla Boiss. Satureja montana f. subquadrangula (Rohlena) Šilic Satureja montana var. subquadrangula Rohlena Satureja mucronifolia Stokes Satureja ovalifolia Huter, Porta & Rigo Satureja petraea Jord. & Fourr. Satureja pollinonis Huter, Porta & Rigo Satureja provincialis Jord. & Fourr. Satureja pyrenaica Jord. & Fourr. Satureja rigidula Jord. & Fourr. Satureja trifida Moench Saturiastrum montanum (L.) Fourr. Saturiastrum petraeum Fourr. Thymus montanus (L.) Dum.Cours. [Illegitimate]

Satureja montana (winter savory or mountain savory), is a perennial, semi-evergreen herb in the family Lamiaceae, native to warm temperate regions of southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa. It has dark green leaves and summer flowers ranging from pale lavender, or pink to white. The closely related summer savory (Satureja hortensis L.) is an annual plant.