| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Hymenocrater bituminosus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms | Hymenocrater aucheri Jaub. & Spach |
| Hymenocrater pallens Bunge | |
| Hymenocrater secundiflorus Jaub. & Spach | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | glabrous, green, leaves resinose-punctate, petiolate, ovate-oblong, cordate, obtuse, crenate, cymes sessile in 2-3 approximate whorls, producing oblong spike |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
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