Lamiaceae
Phlomis

Phlomis fruticosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 584 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sardegna to Transcaucasus. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Lamiaceae (Labiatae), A.J. Paton, G. Bramley, O. Ryding, R.M. Polhill, Y.B. Harvey, M. Iwarsson, F. Willis, P.B. Phillipson, K. Balkwill, C.W. Lukhoba, D.F. Otieno, & R.M. Harley. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2009

Morphology General
Native of South Europe and West Asia
Morphology General Habit
Herb to 60 cm tall (larger shrub elsewhere) with a dense whitish indumentum of stellate hairs
Morphology Leaves
Leaves shortly petiolate above, more distinctly petiolate below, lanceolate-elliptic, 3–9 × 1.6–3.5 cm
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescense with 1 or 2 dense, many-flowered head-like verticils
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 10–20 mm long, cylindrical with spreading horizontal teeth 1–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla bright yellow, 25–35 mm long, 2-lipped, posterior strongly hooded, anterior spreading
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 4, held under posterior lip
[FTEA]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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