Satureja montanaL.

perennial savorywinter savory

WFO wfo-0000304338 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Satureja montana, photographed by Andrea Adelfio
fig. a Andrea Adelfio, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-11-06 / obs. 167719579
Satureja montana, photographed by TadejM
fig. b TadejM, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 169915050
Satureja montana, photographed by Olivier Argagnon
fig. c Olivier Argagnon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 168860556
Satureja montana, photographed by Ben Costamagna
fig. d Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 162463712
Satureja montana, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. e Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 160679618
Satureja montana, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. f Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 160514421
Satureja montana, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. g Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 160041865
Satureja montana, photographed by Pavel Kacl
fig. h Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 160043609

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Native range 9 botanical countries

Regions where Satureja montana is native: Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye, Albania, Austria, France, Greece, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Spain Lebanon-SyriaTürkiyeAlbaniaAustriaFranceGreeceItalyNW. Balkan Pen.Spain
Native distribution of Satureja montana, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
France FRA
Greece GRC
Italy ITA
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Spain SPA
Lebanon-Syria LBS ASIA-TEMPERATE
Türkiye TUR

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 29 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • 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 macedonica Formánek
  • Satureja montana f. subquadrangula (Rohlena) Šilic
  • Satureja montana var. chamaebuxus Briq.
  • Satureja montana var. communis Vis.
  • Satureja montana var. stenophylla Boiss.
  • Satureja montana var. subquadrangula Rohlena
  • Satureja montana var. variegata (Host) Vis.
  • Satureja mucronifolia Stokes
  • Satureja ovalifolia Huter, Porta & Rigo
  • Satureja petraea Jord. & Fourr.
  • Satureja pisidia Wettst.
  • Satureja pollinonis Huter, Porta & Rigo
  • Satureja provincialis Jord. & Fourr.
  • Satureja pyrenaica Jord. & Fourr.
  • Satureja rigidula Jord. & Fourr.

and 5 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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