Hyssopus officinalis L.


Family	LAMIACEAE
Genus species	Hyssopus officinalis L.
Synonyms	Hyssopus altissimus Mill.
	Hyssopus angustifolius M.Bieb.
	Hyssopus fischerii Steud.
Habitat	steppes
Description	leaves punctate, sessile, lanceolate or linear, flat, flowers in sessile whorls producing terminal spike, calyx lobes lanceolate, acuminate
Size	20-40cm
Color	blue, violet, white
Bloom	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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer
Territory	Europe Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Hungary , Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Italy , Yugoslavia ) Eastern Europe (Belarus , Krym , Central European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Morocco ) Asia-Temperate Caucasus (North 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 Hyssopus officinalis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 569 (1753) ============================================================================= officinalis typicus ined. Synonyms: Hyssopus officinalis vulgaris Benth. Thymus hyssopus E.H.L.Krause Hyssopus alopecuroides Fisch. ex Benth. Hyssopus altissimus Mill. Hyssopus angustifolius M.Bieb. Hyssopus beugesiacus Jord. & Fourr. Hyssopus caucasicus Spreng. ex Steud. Hyssopus decumbens Jord. & Fourr. Hyssopus fischeri Steud. Hyssopus hirsutus Hill Hyssopus judaeorum Sennen Hyssopus myrtifolius Desf. Hyssopus orientalis Adam ex Willd. Hyssopus passionis Sennen & Elias Hyssopus polycladus Jord. & Fourr. Hyssopus pubescens Jord. & Fourr. Hyssopus recticaulis Jord. & Fourr. Hyssopus ruber Mill. Hyssopus torresii Sennen Hyssopus vulgaris Bubani Europe, nw. Africa, Caucasus, w. Asia 11 AUT CZE HUN SWI 12 FRA SPA 13 ALB BUL ITA YUG 14 BLR KRY RUC RUS UKR 20 ALG MOR 33 NCS TCS 34 IRN TUR officinalis aristatus (Godr.) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 587 (1881) Basionym: Hyssopus aristatus Godr., Mém. Acad. Stanislas, sér. 3. 3: 106 (1850) Medit. 12 FRA SPA 13 ALB GRC ITA YUG 20 MOR officinalis austrooranensis Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 7: 273 (1882) Algeria, Morocco 20 ALG MOR officinalis canescens DC., Fl. Franc., ed. 3, 5: 396 (1815) Synonyms: Hyssopus canescens (DC.) Nyman Hyssopus cinerascens Jord. & Fourr. Hyssopus cinereus Pau Hyssopus officinalis cinereus (Pau) O.Bólos & Vigo sw. Europe 12 FRA SPA officinalis montanus (Jord. & Fourr.) Briq., Lab. Alp. Mar. 386 (1893) Basionym: Hyssopus montanus Jord. & Fourr., Brev. Pl. Nov. 2: 90 (1868) Synonyms: Hyssopus cretaceus Dubj. s. France, e. Europe 12 FRA 14 RUC RUS UKR