Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Pseudodictamnus hirsutus (Willd.) Salmaki & Siadati |
Bibliography | Taxon 67: 779 (2018) |
Native Range | w. Medit. to Central Sahara |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | softly lanate, leaves ovate or orbiculate, crenate, cordate, reticulate veined, flowers numerous, sessile in clusters producing spike, bracts acute, corolla bifid |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Ballota acuta var. hispida (Benth.) Murb. Ballota africana Colmeiro Ballota cinerea (Desr.) Briq. Ballota hirsuta Benth. Ballota hirsuta var. hispida Benth. Ballota hispanica Willk. & Lange Ballota hispanica var. hispida (Benth.) Emb. & Maire Ballota hispanica ssp. hispida (Benth.) Malag. Ballota hispanica ssp. mollissima (Benth.) Malag. Ballota mollissima Benth. Ballota orbicularis Lag. ex Willk. & Lange Beringeria cinerea (Desr.) G.Don Beringeria hirsuta Neck. Beringeria mollissima (Benth.) Heynh. Marrubium cinereum Desr. Marrubium crispum Desr. Marrubium hirsutum Willd. Zapateria hirsuta (Benth) Pau |
Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, POR Portugal, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 24 Northeast Tropical Africa (CHA Chad) |