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Stachys benthamiana Boiss.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesStachys benthamiana Boiss. 
BibliographyFl. Orient. 4: 734 (1879)
Native Rangew. Iran to se. Turkey
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Descriptionstems glandular-viscid, ramose, leaves minute, shortly petiolate, ovate-oblong, dentate, cordate or truncate, whorls 4-6-flowered, bracts subulate, calyx campanulate
Size15-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey)
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