Phlomis tuberosa L.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Lamiaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Erect, fibrous-rooted perennial 5–15 dm, the roots bearing small tubers; lower lvs long-petioled, cordate-ovate, 1–2 dm, coarsely crenate, the others progressively reduced and less petiolate, the bracteal ones subsessile; spikes 1–3 dm; each verticil subtended by numerous subulate bracts 1 mm; cal-tube 1 cm, hirsute on the nerves, the lobes 2–3.5 mm; cor purple, 2 cm; 2n=22. Native of Eurasia, naturalized in w. N.Y. June–Sept.
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Common Names
Jerusalem-sage