| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Marrubium astracanicum Jacq. |
| Synonyms | Marrubium brachyodon Boiss. |
| Marrubium kotschyi Boiss. & Hohen. | |
| Marrubium purpureum Bunge | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | leaves grey sericeous, the lower linear, upper leaves obovate orbiculate, cuneate, petiolate, at apex crenate, whorls 3-5, many flowered, bracts subulate, acerose, rigid |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| 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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | LAMIACEAE
astracanicum macrodon (Bornm.) P.H.Davis, Kew Bull. 6: 70 (1951)
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