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This is a tiny flower, in the next days I will post the whole branch. Teucrium parviflorum is an endangered species in Israel, it grows sin deep alluvial soils that are used for agriculture and aforestation.
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Teucrium polium is a common shrublet of hte Mediterranean region and SW Asia. In Israel it is one of the few species that occurs from the north (Mt Hermon whehre this was taken) to the far south (Eilat near the Red Sea). It is quite variable and often called in different names is each regions (in the Mediterranean it is sometimes called T. capitatum). It has scented-medicinal leaves. Leaf infusion is healthy but not really tasty. The whole plant is silvery-felted, hence loosing less evaporating water.
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Teucrium pruinosum is a perennial of steppes and semi-desert. The whole plant is covered by felt and therefore slightly silvery. Flower inpressive violet. Calyx lobes hooked - an important character for this species. T. pruinosum belongs to T. orientale complex that has several very close and similar species.
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Teucrium pruinosum is a perennial of steppes and semi-desert. The whole plant is covered by felt and therefore slightly silvery. Flower inpressive violet. Calyx lobes hooked - an important character for this species. T. pruinosum belongs to T. orientale complex that has several very close and similar species.
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I found this charming perennial at an olive grove edge in the hills west of Granada. I was difficult to identify, but finally made it with the classical book by Polunin - Flowers of South West Europe.
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Teucrium spinosum is an inconspicuous annual, blooming in summer. In Israel it is very rare and endangered. Unlike most Lamiaceae its flowers is upsidedown, the lower lip is upright.