page_title: Micromeria fruticosa
section_title: Taxonomy & nomenclature
hierarchical_section_title: Micromeria fruticosa / Taxonomy & nomenclature
caption_attribution_description: English: Thyme-leaved savory (Micromeria fruticosa), syn. Clinopodium serpyllifolium subsp. fruticosum עברית: הצמח "זוטה לבנה", הנקרא בפי הערביים "קורנייה" ושיש חוקרים הסוברים שהוא הקורנית של המשנה
context_page_description: Micromeria fruticosa, commonly known as white micromeria or white-leaved savory, is a dwarf evergreen shrub endemic to Palestine and Israel and the eastern Mediterranean. It is a member of the genus Micromeria, in the family Lamiaceae. It is known as zuta levana in today's Modern Hebrew and ashab a-shai in Arabic.
  The Bedouins of Israel, however, call it by the Arabic name, qurniyya, believed to be a cognate of the Hebrew qoranit, an aromatic herb described in the Mishnah. The plant's aromatic leaves are used in making decoctions.
  White-leaved savory grows mainly on rock surfaces in the low Mediterranean region, and is more common on chalk and calcrete rocks than on rocks of limestone. In the Levant its white blossoms can be seen between July to November.
caption: Micromeria fruticosa in habitat of Judean mountains
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