| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Sideritis taurica Steph. ex Willd. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 66 (1800) |
| Native Range | Bulgaria, Krym to North Caucasus, nw. & n. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves oblong-lanceolate, lower leaves crenate, obtuse, at base long attenuate, upper leaves sessile, acute, whorls approximate in long spike |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| 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, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Navicularia syriaca ssp. distans (Willd.) Soják Navicularia syriaca ssp. taurica (Stephan ex Willd.) Soják Sideritis chlorostegia Juz. Sideritis distans Willd. Sideritis dura Benth. Sideritis georgica K.Koch Sideritis scythica Juz. Sideritis syriaca Pall. ex M.Bieb. Sideritis syriaca ssp. taurica (Stephan ex Willd.) Gladkova Sideritis taurica var. dimorpha Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |