Samos smut herb
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The Samos fire herb ( Phlomis Samia ) is a plant of the genus phlomis ( Phlomis ) in the family of Labiatae (Lamiaceae).
features
The Samos fire herb is a perennial herbaceous plant that forms a rhizome and reaches heights of 50 to 150 centimeters. Stems and bracts have glandular hairs and are sticky. The blade of the lower leaves is lanceolate-ovate to broadly ovate, at the base it is heart-shaped or arrow-shaped and measures 8 to 27 × 5 to 15 centimeters. There are 3 to 7 dummy whorls available. The crown is (rarely from 2.6) 3.0 to 3.5 centimeters long. The upper lip of the crown is green to purple. The middle lobes of the lower lip are mostly purple.
The flowering period extends from June to July.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 20.
Occurrence
The species occurs from the Balkan Peninsula to southwest and southern Turkey in pine, fir and cedar forests at altitudes of 400 to 1750 meters.
use
The Samos fire herb is rarely used as an ornamental plant for perennial beds and borders. The species has been in culture since 1714 at the latest.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland . Founded by Werner Rothmaler. tape 5 : Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Springer, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , pp. 509 .
- ^ Phlomis samia at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Phlomis samia. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved September 11, 2019.