Family |
Lamiaceae
Sideritis perfoliata
L.
Sideritis perfoliata L.
First published in Sp. Pl.: 575 (1753).
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 3, pp. 125–126, Pl. LVII, 2a–b; 1983)
Description
Life-form & habit: Perennial with stout, yellow-green, branched stems. Young parts bear long white hairs, becoming nearly hairless; the upper growth is somewhat sticky and finely hairy.
Leaves: Leathery, prominently veined, oblong to lanceolate, pointed and finely toothed. Lower leaves are stalked; upper leaves clasp the stem.
Inflorescence & flowers: Distinct flower whorls, more widely spaced below. Broad, heart-shaped, net-veined floral bracts taper to a long point and exceed the flowers. Calyx teeth are lanceolate and fringed with hairs, about half as long as the tube. The yellow corolla has an enclosed tube.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: Flowering May–September.
Habitat & elevation: Degraded woodland and roadsides.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution: Hadeth, Nahr el Kalb, Tripoli, Sourate, Bcharre, Ehden, Ehden forest, Anna Bakich and Kfertay.
Syrian distribution: Jabal Mattai, Harim, Qatma, the Latakia mountains, Ain Haramiyeh, Ras Chamra, Kessab and Bassit.
Native range: Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon-Syria, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Türkiye.