Phlomis russeliana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Phlomideae
Genus: Phlomis
Sectio: P. sect. Phlomis
Subsectio: P. subsect. Phlomis
Species: Phlomis russeliana
Name

Phlomis russeliana (Sims) Lag. ex Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 629 (1834).
Synonyms

Basionym
Phlomis lunariifolia var. russeliana Sims, Bot. Mag. 52: t. 2542 (1825).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Bentham, G. 1832–1836. Labiatarum genera et species: or, a description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. LXVIII + 783 pp. James Ridgway and Sons, London. Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Additional references

Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Phlomis russeliana in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 July 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Phlomis russeliana. Published online. Accessed: 31 July 2021.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Russels Brandkraut
français: Phlomis de Russell

Phlomis russeliana, the Turkish sage, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Turkey and Syria in south west Asia. It is often confused with the closely related P. samia,[2] and wrongly marketed as Phlomis viscosa.[3] Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall, it is a herbaceous perennial with hairy, erect stems. The textured, grey-green, sage-like leaves are arrow shaped, and point downwards. In summer, whorls of green buds develop in the leaf axils at regular intervals up each vertical stem, giving a distinctive tiered effect. The buds open to globose clusters of dull yellow hooded flowers.[4]

Phlomis russeliana is cultivated as an ornamental garden flower, in moist soil in full sun. It is hardy in all temperate zones down to −20 °C (−4 °F). The flowers are long-lasting, the dried flower-heads providing architectural interest throughout the winter months, as well as multiple seeds for propagation in the early spring.[5] It has been given the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[4]

References

"Phlomis russeliana (Sims) Lag. ex Benth". The Plant List. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 803. ISBN 9781405332965.
"Phlomis russeliana (Sims) Lag. ex Benth". Kew Science - Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
"RHS Plantfinder - Phlomis russeliana". Retrieved 25 April 2018.
"Propagating Phlomis russeliana". The Hardy Plant Society. Retrieved 25 April 2018.