- Savory (genus)
Taxobox
name = Savory
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Winter Savory ("Satureja montana")
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
subclassis =Asteridae
unranked_ordo =Euasterids I
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Lamiaceae
genus = "Satureja"
genus_authority = Tourn. ex Mill.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = About 30, see text"Satureja" is a
genus of aromaticplant s of the familyLamiaceae , related torosemary andthyme . There are about 30species called savories, of whichSummer Savory andWinter Savory are the most important in cultivation.Description
"Satureja" species are native to warm temperate regions and may be annual or perennial. They are low-growing
herb s andsubshrub s, reaching heights of 15-50 cm.The leaves are 1 to 3 cm long, with
flower s forming in whorls on the stem, white to pale pink-violet.Ecology and cultivation
"Satureja" species are food plants for the
larva of someLepidoptera (butterflies andmoth s). Caterpillars of the moth "Coleophora bifrondella " feed exclusively onWinter Savory ("S. montana").Savory may be grown purely for ornamental purposes; members of the genus need sun and well-drained soil.
Uses
Both summer savory and winter savory are used to flavor food. The former is preferred by cooks but as an annual is only available in summer;
winter savory is an evergreen perennial.Savory plays an important part in
Italian cuisine , particularly when cooking beans. It is also used to season the traditionalAcadian stew known as "fricot ".Yerba Buena (Spanish: "good herb"; "S. douglasii") is used to make a herbal tea in the western United States.Winter savory is reputed to help ease
flatulence .elected species
* "
Satureja acinos "
* "Satureja alpina "
* "Satureja coerulea "
* "Satureja cuneifolia "
* "Satureja douglasii" –Yerba Buena (syn. "S. chamissonis")
* "Satureja hortensis" –Summer Savory
* "Satureja mexicana "
* "Satureja montana" –Winter Savory
* "Satureja multiflora " –Chilean Shrub Mint
* "Satureja palmeri " (believedextinct ; rediscovered 2001)
* "Satureja rumelica "
* "Satureja spicigera "
* "Satureja thymbra "
* "Satureja viminea " –Serpentine Savory
* "Satureja viminea "
* "Satureja vulgaris " –Wild Basil Formerly in "Satureja"
*
Browne's Savory , "Clinopodium brownei" (as "Satureja brownei")
*Large-flowered Calamint , "Calamintha grandiflora" (as "Satureja grandiflora")
*Stone Mint , "Cunila mariana" (as "Satureja origanoides")ee also
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