Micromeria pineolens (tomillo del pinar, tomillón) is an endangered species[1] of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae native to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.[2] It is a woody sub-shrub, 30–70 cm in height, with hairy, yellowish-green leaves about 1.5 to 2 cm in length, and pink flowers.[3][4][5]
Micromeria pineolens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Micromeria |
Species: | M. pineolens
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Binomial name | |
Micromeria pineolens Svent.
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References
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- ^ Atlas y Libro Rojo de la Flora Vascular Amenazada de España
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Sventenius, Eric R. Svensson. 1960. Additamentum ad Floram Canariensem 1: 55.
- ^ Flora vascular de Canarias
- ^ RarePlants description