Phlomis pungensWilld. var. pungens Eastern Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis pungensWilld. var. pungens - Eastern Jerusalem Sage

Scientific Description:

Herb to 70 cm, stellate-tomentose with hairs to 0.1 mm, with or without a secondary indumentum of undivided, articulate 1−3 mm hairs, eglandular, rarely glabrescent. Cauline leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, cuneate at base, denticulate or serrate, rarely entire, 5−13 × 1−6 cm, petiole to 10 cm. Floral leaves sessile to shortly petiolate, lanceolate or oblong, acute or acuminate. Verticillasters 2−7, 2−6(−15)-flowered. Bracteoles subulate, 11−17 mm, adpressed stellate-tomentose, with or without undivided hispid hairs. Calyx teeth 1/2 as long as tube or longer. Calyx 8−15 mm, adpressed stellate-tomentose, with or without undivided hispid hairs, teeth subulate, 2−7 mm. Corolla purple or pink, 15−20(−25) mm, upper lip galeate. Nutlets glabrous.

 

Flowering time: June−August.

Habitat: Steppe, pastures, fallow fields, roadsides, dry stony slopes, pine (Pinus L.) forest, 250−2400 m.

 

Reference:

Huber-Morath A (1982). Phlomis pungens Willd., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 7: 108.

Public Description:

Phlomis pungens var. pungens, commonly known as “eastern Jerusalem sage”, is native to Eastern Mediterranean to Syria. It is a perennial herb with purple or pink flowers, and grows up to 70 cm in length. It blooms between June and August and is found in steppe, pastures, fallow fields, roadsides, dry stony slopes and pine forest.

 

References:

Anonymous (2017). http://www.rareplants.es/shop/product.asp?P_ID=12107,Accessed date: 22.08.2017.

Dadandı MY (2012). Phlomis L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 570–573.