Round-leaved dost
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Round-leaved dost ( Origanum rotundifolium ) |
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The round-leaved Dost ( Origanum rotundifolium ) is a species of the genus Dost ( Origanum ) in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is rarely used as an ornamental plant in rock gardens and alpine houses.
description
Vegetative characteristics
The round-leaved Dost grows as a perennial herbaceous plant to an evergreen dwarf shrub that reaches heights of up to 30 centimeters.
Generative characteristics
Its bracts are 8 to 25 millimeters long and yellowish green.
The flowering period extends from June to August.
Occurrence
The round-leaved dost occurs in Georgia and northeast Turkey . It colonizes rocks and rocky slopes at altitudes of 250 to 1300 meters.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Excursion flora from Germany . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (Ed.): Origanum rotundifolium. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 15, 2019.
