Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Teucrium hircanicum L. |
Bibliography | Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1095 (1759) |
Native Range | Caucasus to n. Iran and ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 300-900m |
Description | pubescent, leaves abaxially grey hirsute, petiolate, cordate, ovate-oblong, obtuse, crenate, flowers in compact long cylindrical spike, bracts linear-subulate |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Scorodonia hircanica (L.) Raf. Scorodonia spicata Moench |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |