Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Teucrium nummulariifolium Baker |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 185 (1895) |
Native Range | e. & s. Arabian Peninsula |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 0-1200m |
Description | leaves opposite, obovate to spathulate, 6-9mm, grey-green, cuneate, rounded, inflorescence dense, verticillate, terminal, bracts adpressed hirsute, calyx campanulate, 4mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | violet |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Teucrium paulayanum O.Schwartz |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 35 Arabian Peninsula (GST Gulf States, OMA Oman, YEM Yemen) |