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Phlomis rigida Labill.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesPhlomis rigida Labill. 
BibliographyIcon. Pl. Syr. 3: 15 (1809)
Native Rangew. Iran to Syria and c. & s. Turkey
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatsandy grassland
Descriptionstems adpressed pilose, leaves tomentose, pale green, oblong, the basal long petiolate, the upper sessile, whorls many flowered, remote, bracts subulate
Size20-35cm
Colorrose
Bloomearly spring
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, sandy soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
cuttings in spring
SynonymsAnemitis rigida (Labill.) Raf.
Phlomis shepardii Post
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey)
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