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Phlomis lycia

D. Don

Jerusalem sage

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Description

A shrub. It has many branches and keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are hairy and there are 2 types with longer ones on the flowering stems. The flowers are yellow.

Edible Uses

The shoots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Turkey, Türkiye,

Cultivation

It can be grown by seed.

Also Known As

Tuylu calba

References (1)

  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement

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