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Marrubium velutinum Sm.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesMarrubium velutinum Sm. 
BibliographyFl. Graec. Prodr. [J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith] 1: 412 (1809)
Native Rangen. & c. Greece
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1700-2400m
Descriptionleaves densely yellow sericeous, orbiculate, crenate, the lower petiolate, the upper smaller, subsessile, whorls many flowered, large, remote, bracts numerous, thin, subulate
Size30-50cm
Coloryellow
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, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsMarrubium circinnatum Desr.
Marrubium haussknechtii Hausskn.
Marrubium parnassicum Reut. ex Nyman
Territory1 Europe
     13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece)
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