Lamiaceae
Winter savory
Satureja montana
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Satureja
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Common names
By language (19)
- Arabic
- المخمرة, زعتر الجبل, زوباع البر, مصنع الخمر
- Bulgarian
- Чубрица
- Catalan
- Sajolida
- Chinese
- 冬塔花, 欧香料
- Danish
- Vinter-Sar
- Dutch
- Doorlevend bonenkruid, Winter bonenkruid, Bonenkruid
- English
- Winter savory, Perennial savory
- Esperanto
- Monta satureo
- Finnish
- Talvikynteli
- French
- Sarriette vivace, Sarriette des montagnes
- German
- Berg-Bohnenkraut, Bergbohnenkraut, Winterbohnenkraut
- Macedonian
- Планинска чубрица
- Occitan
- Isòp, Pebre-d'ase
- Russian
- Чабер горный
- Serbian (Latin)
- Planinski čubar, Vrijesak
- Slovenian
- Kraški šetraj, Kraški žepek
- Spanish
- Ajedrea, Hisopillo, Ajedrea de montana, Ajedrea de montaña, Ajedrea montesina, Ajedrea salvaje, Ajedrea silvestre, Axedrea
- Swedish
- Vinterkyndel
- Welsh
- Safri fach
Synonyms
- Clinopodium montanum (L.) Kuntze
- Micromeria montana (L.) Rchb.
- Saturiastrum montanum (L.) Fourr.
- Thymus montanus (L.) Dum.Cours.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 403 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Emanuele Santarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: tarareare, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Friviere, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thomas Dreux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Flora_DUMO, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ben Costamagna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.