Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus
| Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus | |
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| File:Ballota pseudodictamnus 1.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Pseudodictamnus |
| Species: | P. mediterraneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati
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| Synonyms | |
Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, the false dittany,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae.[2] It is native to the southern Aegean region.
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Several common names are attached to this plant, including false dittany, false divinity, and Greek horehound.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The Latin specific epithet pseudodictamnus means "false dittany".[4] In this case, the resemblance is to the classical dittany of Crete, Origanum dictamnus, not to the much more distantly related genus Dictamnus in the family Rutaceae.
Description
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A low mound-forming evergreen shrub growing to 50 centimetres (20 in) tall and wide, it bears almost circular, dished, silver-green leaves with a soft felted texture; and masses of pink flowers (which are mostly hidden by the leaves) in late spring and early summer.[5]
It tolerates temperatures as low as −10 °C (14 °F), but requires very dry conditions and sharp drainage in full sun.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus is native to dry Mediterranean regions in Europe and western Asia,[6] including Greece (South Aegean), Egypt, Libya and Turkey. It is also an introduced species in the British Isles and Italy (Sicily).
In horticulture
[edit | edit source]In cultivation in the UK, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[1]
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