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Lepechinia meyenii (Walp.) Epling  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesLepechinia meyenii (Walp.) Epling 
SynonymsStachys meyenii Walp.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1500-5200m
Descriptiongrey hirsute, leaves 3-5cm, oblong, obtuse, petiolate, crenate, corrugate, reticulate, whorls 2-6-flowered, remote, calyx campanulate, lobes ovate, obtuse
Size10-12cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory Southern America
     Western South America (Bolivia , Peru )
     Southern South America (Argentina Northeast , Argentina Northwest)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

LAMIACEAE

Lepechinia meyenii (Walp.) Epling, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 85: 20 (1935)

Basionym:
Stachys meyenii Walp., Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl.1): 375 (1853)

Synonyms:
Sphacele meyenii (Walp.) J.F.Macbr.

Alguelagum clinopodioides (Griseb.) Kuntze
Alguelagum tenuiflorum (Benth.) Kuntze
Sphacele clinopodioides Griseb.
Sphacele tenuiflora Benth.

Bolivia, Peru, n. Argentina
83 BOL PER 85 AGE AGW

1500-5200m

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