Acinos alpinus, (L.) Moench

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 165

2. A. alpinus (L.) Moench , Meth. 407 (1794)

( Calamintha alpina (L.) Lam. , Satureja alpina (L.) Schede ).

Sparsely to densely pubescent perennial up to 45 cm. Leaves 6-20 x 4— 16 mm, elliptical to suborbicular, acute or obtuse, rounded or broadly cuneate at base, entire or denticulate towards the apex, the lateral veins conspicuous. Verticillasters 3- to 8-flowered, the flowers exceeding the bracts. Calyx 5-8 mm; lower lip 1-5- 3 mm. Corolla 10-20 mm, violet with white markings on the lower lip. C. & S. Europe, mainly in the mountains. Al Au Bu Cr Cz Ga Ge G r He Hs It Ju Lu Po Rm Rs (W) Sa Si?Tu.

1 Upper lip of the calyx with teeth 0-5-1 mm; hairs on the calyx crispate (c) subsp. meridionalis

1 Upper lip of the calyx with teeth 1-2 mm

2 Leaves without prominent veins beneath; hairs on the calyx usually straight (a) subsp. alpinus

2 Leaves with prominent veins beneath, particularly near the margin; hairs on the calyx usually crispate (b) subsp. majoranifolius