page_title: Satureja
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Satureja / Species
caption_attribution_description: English: Satureja subspicata at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
context_page_description: Satureja is a genus of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, related to rosemary and thyme. It is native to North Africa, southern and southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. A few New World species were formerly included in Satureja, but they have all been moved to other genera. Several species are cultivated as culinary herbs called savory, and they have become established in the wild in a few places.
context_section_description: Satureja adamovicii Šilic - Balkans
  Satureja aintabensis P.H.Davis - Turkey
  Satureja amani P.H.Davis - Turkey
  Satureja atropatana Bunge - Iran
  Satureja avromanica Maroofi - Iran
  Satureja bachtiarica Bunge - Iran
  Satureja boissieri Hausskn. ex Boiss. - Turkey, Iran
  Satureja bzybica Woronow - Caucasus
  Satureja × caroli-paui G.López - Spain    (S. innota × S. montana)
  Satureja cilicica P.H.Davis - Turkey
  Satureja coerulea Janka - Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey
  Satureja cuneifolia Ten - Spain, Italy, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Iraq
  Satureja × delpozoi Sánchez-Gómez, J.F.Jiménez & R.Morales - Spain  (S. cuneifolia × S. intricata var. gracilis)
  Satureja edmondii Briq. - Iran
  A recent study found the essential oils of Satureja edmondii have antimicrobial properties and can protect food from S. aureus. The test was conducted on commercial soup products.
  Satureja × exspectata G.López - Spain  (S. intricata var. gracilis × S. montana)
  Satureja fukarekii Šilic - Yugoslavia
  Satureja hellenica Halácsy - Greece
  Satureja hortensis L. – summer savory - Italy, Bulgaria, Albania, Yugoslavia, Crimea, Caucasus, Altai Republic, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, western Himalayas; naturalized in western Mediterranean, Persian Gulf sheikdoms, Cuba, Dominican Republic, scattered locations in United States
  The heterogeneous mixture of the Satureja hortensis L. essential oil in water serves as a natural herbicide. The addition of this mixture inhibits the root elongation of weeds which reduces the weed's root-to-shoot ratio. This further reduces the weed's cell division and inhibits its germination, growth, and physiological processes.
  Satureja horvatii Šilic - Greece, Yugoslavia
  Satureja icarica P.H.Davis - Greek Islands
  Satureja innota (Pau) Font Quer - Spain
  Satureja intermedia C.A.Mey. - Iran, Caucasus
  Satureja intricata Lange - Spain
  Satureja isophylla Rech.f. - Iran
  Satureja kallarica Jamzad - Iran
  Satureja kermanshahensis Jamzad - Iran
  Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad - Iran
  Essential oils of Satureja khuzistanica have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties which can be useful in medical treatments. A recent study found that higher concentrations of essential oils of Satureja khuzistanica  helped reduce adverse effects of traumatic brain injuries in rats.
  Satureja kitaibelii Wierzb. ex Heuff. - Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia
  Satureja laxiflora K.Koch - Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus
  Satureja linearifolia (Brullo & Furnari) Greuter - Cyrenaica region of Libya
  Satureja macrantha C.A.Mey. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Caucasus
  Satureja metastasiantha Rech.f. - Iraq
  Satureja montana L. – winter savory - southern Europe, Turkey, Syria
  Satureja mutica Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Caucasus, Iran, Turkmenistan
  Satureja nabateorum Danin & Hedge - Jordan
  Satureja × orjenii Šilic - Yugoslavia     (S. horvatii × S. montana)
  Satureja pallaryi J.Thiébaut - Syria
  Satureja parnassica Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. - Greece, Turkey
  Satureja pilosa Velen. - Italy, Greece, Bulgaria
  Satureja rumelica'' Velen. - Bulgaria
  Satureja sahendica Bornm. - Iran
  Satureja salzmannii (Kuntze) P.W.Ball - Morocco, Spain
  Satureja spicigera  (K.Koch) Boiss. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus
  Satureja spinosa L. - Turkey, Greek Islands including Crete
  Satureja subspicata Bartl. ex Vis. - Austria, Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy
  Satureja taurica Velen. - Crimea
  Satureja thymbra L. - Libya, southeastern Europe from Sardinia to Turkey; Cyprus, Lebanon, Palestine
  Satureja thymbrifolia Hedge & Feinbrun - Israel, Saudi Arabia
  Satureja visianii Šilic. - Yugoslavia
  Satureja wiedemanniana (Avé-Lall.) Velen. - Turkey
caption: Satureja subspicata
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