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Hymenocrater calycinus (Boiss.) Benth.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesHymenocrater calycinus (Boiss.) Benth. 
BibliographyProdr. [A.P.de Candolle] 12: 406 (1848)
Native RangeTurkmenistan to Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionsubglabrous, green, resinose-punctate, leaves shortly petiolate, cordate-oblong, crenate, obtuse, cymes axillary, few-flowered, shortly pedicellate, remote
Size15-35cm
Colorrose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHymenocrater bituminosus ssp. calycinus (Boiss.) A.L.Budantzev
Hymenocrater macrophyllus Bunge
Nepeta calycina (Boiss.) Jamzad & Serpoosh.
Sestinia calycina Boiss.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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