Aromatic , woody based perennial herb ; up to 60 cm tall . Stems erect to ascending , almost leafless , branched , quadrangular , often with 4 subsidiary ribs , glabrous or sparsely pubescent with branched hairs . Leaves absent or very sparse , when present 10-15 x 2-5 mm , ovate in outline , pinnatisect ; segments ± oblong , acute to obtuse , margins 0-2-toothed , sessile glandular with sparse tomentose hairs . Inflorescences terminal or axillary spikes , usually interrupted , elongating and becoming lax in fruit ; bracts 2-3 mm , ovate , acute with a spinescent tip . Flowers pale blue or lilac ; calyx 4-5 mm , puberulous with sessile glands between the nerves , 5-toothed ; teeth ± equal ; corolla pale blue or lilac , 11-13 mm , 2-lipped above , tubular below ; tube 8-9 mm , slightly widening and curved above ; upper lip erect , shallowly lobed , lower divided into 3 spreading oblong lobes ; stamens included . Fruit nutlets , ± 1 mm , oblong , mucilaginous when wet . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Miller and Morris (1988) wrote that: "Like the other Dhofar Lavanders, L. dhofarensis, L. samhanensis and L. hasikensis, the flowering heads and buds of L. macra were rubbed between the plams and over the body as a deodorant and give the body a pleasant smell. Bees love these plant, as they do all over the world wherever they occur, and their nectar makes very delicious honey". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *https://en.wiktionary.org *Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778.*POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
