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Phlomis bracteosa

Phlomis bracteosa

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Field Notes

Description:

An erect hairy plant 20-60 cms with pink-purple flowers crowded in a few large whorls and forming an interrupted spike.

Habitat:

Valley of flowers at the height of 1200-4000mtrs.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Ashish
Monkey and Nana thanks for sharing European Lamiaceace plants genus...!!
monkey-mind and nana-puppet
well, I´ve seen Mentha pulegium, that looks like this... http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha_pulegium I think this is only an european sp. ;) but it does look alike, doesn´t it?
Ashish
Himalayan hills possesses wide Lamiaceae (Mint) herb variety. They are mostly used in various medicines..!!

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Plants of Ecuador
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PublishedAugust 28, 2011

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