Taxonomy
Nomenclature Melissopalynology
Classifier
L.
Distribution
Europe, Mediterranean area, North Africa, South western Asia, North America and Australia. In Italy prefers low scrub and garrigues with cisti (0-600 m)
Utility
Cultivated as ornament, air fresheners, insecticides, essential oil and pharmacologic uses. It provides a very important contribution in honey production. In Sardinia the unifloral honey of this plant is often produced. Biodiversity
Flowering time
III - V
Pollen characteristic
- Group: Monad
- Simmetry: Radial
- Polarity: Isopolar
- Exine sculpturing: Punctitegillate
- Aperture: Stephanocolpate
- Polar View:Exagonal
- Equatorial view :Oval
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