Sideritis romana L.

Simplebeak ironwort (en), Thé de campagne (fr), Crapaudine romaine (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Sideritis

Characteristics

Lanate-villous annual to 3 dm, branched from the base; lvs spatulate or oblanceolate, 1–2.5 cm, toothed; cal 6–10 mm, veiny, densely villous in the throat, the 4 lower lobes subequal, shorter than the tube, aristate, the upper lobe much larger, ovate, its 3 strong nerves confluent into an awn; cor 7–10 mm, yellow, white, or purple; 2n=28. Native of the Mediterranean region, naturalized as a weed in Pa. and W.Va. June–Aug.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
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Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.3
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Sideritis romana habit picture by manuelmm (cc-by-sa)
Sideritis romana habit picture by Isabelle Saffrey (cc-by-sa)
Sideritis romana habit picture by Palmieri Nicola (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Sideritis romana leaf picture by Jean-Pierre Pellegrini (cc-by-sa)
Sideritis romana leaf picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)
Sideritis romana leaf picture by Serge Fournier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Sideritis romana flower picture by Carlos F. Ingala (cc-by-sa)
Sideritis romana flower picture by Tom Laveille (cc-by-sa)
Sideritis romana flower picture by bas yves (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Sideritis romana world distribution map, present in Albania, Bermuda, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:459074-1
WFO ID wfo-0000310409
COL ID 4X94L
BDTFX ID 75372
INPN ID 123325
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Stachys romana Burgsdorfia romana Hesiodia romana Sideritis romana var. approximata Sideritis romana

Lower taxons

Sideritis romana subsp. curvidens Sideritis romana subsp. purpurea Sideritis romana subsp. romana