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Ziziphora szowitsii Rech.f.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesZiziphora szowitsii Rech.f. 
BibliographyPhyton (Horn) 3: 166 (1951)
Native RangeTranscaucasus to n. Iran
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionstems shortly hirsute, leaves elliptic to ovate-elliptic, cuneate, acute, subglabrous, whorls in oblong heads, calyx purple
Size10-20cm
Colorrose
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, 13-18°C
cuttings after flowering
SynonymsZiziphora clinopodioides ssp. szowitsii (Rech.f.) Rech.f.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus)
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran)
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