Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Betonica ossetica (Bornm.) Chinth |
Bibliography | Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 16: 31 (1951) |
Native Range | e. Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves 3-5cm long, petiolate, oblong, coarsely crenate, adaxially dark green and rugose, abaxially pale hirsute, flowers in whorls 2-3cm long, producing interrupted spike |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Betonica nivea var. ossetica Bornm. Betonica nivea ssp. ossetica (Bornm.) Krestovsk. Stachys ossetica (Bornm.) Czerep. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |