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Stachys chrysantha Boiss. & Heldr.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesStachys chrysantha Boiss. & Heldr. 
BibliographyDiagn. Pl. Orient. [P.E.Boissier] 7: 56 (1846)
Native Ranges. Greece (Lakonia)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude0-1600m
Descriptiondensely grey lanate, leaves shortly petiolate, ovate-orbiculate, obscurely crenate, whorls 4-6-flowered, approximate in lax spike, bracts minute, calyx campanulate
Size10-20cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsStachys candida ssp. chrysantha (Boiss. & Heldr.) Nyman
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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