Teucrium stocksianum Boiss. subsp. stocksianum

Perennial herb ; up to 30 cm tall , often woody at base . Stems erect or ascending , branched from base , leafy , greyish white , densely white tomentose . Leaves grey-green , aromatic , sessile to shortly petiolate , linear-oblong to broadly obovate , base cuneate , apex obtuse , margins flat or revolute , entire or dentate at the apex , white-pubescent with eglandular hairs and sessile glands , especially on the lower surface , aromatic when crushed . Inflorescences flowers congested in terminal usually capitate heads up to 6 cm ; bracts leaf-like , linear-elliptic , ± equalling calyx , appearing tufted at apex of young inflorescence . Flowers yellowish-white with darker pink or lilac markings ; calyx 6-7 mm long , obliquely campanulate , pubescent with longer hairs on the ribs , with small glandular hairs and sessile glands ; lobes 5 , ± equal , ± 2 mm , triangular , acute ; corolla white with pink veins , or pinkish or violet , 11-14 mm , split dorsally to base appearing 1-lipped ; tube 5-6 mm , pilose with small glandular ... hairs on the outside ; lip oblong-triangular with a cucullate central lobe and small oblong , 2 lateral and a posterior lob ; stamens exserted , curved ; filaments pilose near base . Fruit nutlets , 4 , tiny , rugulose , ± 2 mm . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .

No Data

Not Evaluated (NE)

Frequent

Teucrium stocksianum var. glandulosum Freitag