Category Archives: Lamiaceae

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Teucrium// Species: Teucrium chamaedrys L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski (2021) and Tutin and Wood (1972 in Tutin et al.). Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran, Northwest Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Pastures, clearingsContinue reading “Teucrium chamaedrys L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Ziziphora// Species: Ziziphora capitata L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from the East Mediterranean to Central Asia and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Found at low altitudes inContinue reading “Ziziphora capitata L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Sideritis// Species: Sideritis lanata L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Plant with a relatively short life cycle. Distribution: Native from the Balkan Peninsula to Turkey according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: FoundContinue reading “Sideritis lanata L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Sideritis// Species: Sideritis montana L.// Subspecies: Sideritis montana L. subsp. montana Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to northwest China- Xinjiang and West Himalaya according to the Plants of the World Online portal (RoyalContinue reading “Sideritis montana L. subsp. montana”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Prunella// Species: Prunella laciniata (L.) L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Smith in Tutin et al. (1972). Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to Europe, Mediterranean to Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Grasslands, clearings and edges of forestsContinue reading “Prunella laciniata (L.) L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Lamium// Species: Lamium purpureum L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1972) and Kostadinovski in Matevski (2021). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Mediterrranean, Europe to West Siberia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Found inContinue reading “Lamium purpureum L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Lamium// Species: Lamium amplexicaule L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Lifeform: Annual, therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system. Distribution: Native to Temperate Eurasia, Macaronesia to Ethiopia according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew). Habitat: Found in open habitats- grassland, rocky terrains, disturbedContinue reading “Lamium amplexicaule L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Lycopus// Species: Lycopus europaeus L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Distribution: Native to Azores, Northwest Africa, Europe to Siberia and China according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Wet places, on the banks of streams and rivers. Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte accordingContinue reading “Lycopus europaeus L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Scutellaria// Species: Scutellaria galericulata L. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972). Distribution: Native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere (Eurasia and North America) according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal. Habitat: Damp places, usually on the banks of streams and rivers. Lifeform: Perrenial,Continue reading “Scutellaria galericulata L.”

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Clinopodium// Species: Clinopodium grandiflorum (L.) Kuntze. Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972) as Calamintha grandiflora (L.) Moench, nomencl. ref. Meth. 408 (1794). The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Clinopodium grandiflorum (L.) Kuntze, nomencl. ref. Revis. Gen.Continue reading “Clinopodium grandiflorum (L.) Kuntze (syn. Calamintha grandiflora (L.) Moench)”