Phlomis fruticosa L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Jerusalem Sage
🇫🇷 Phlomide ligneuse, Phlomis ligneux, Sauge de Jérusalem

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Clade: Asterids
Clade: Lamiids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
Tribe: Phlomideae
Genus: Phlomis
Species: Phlomis fruticosa

Presence

Introduced.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): NA Not Applicable

Notes

Possible confusion with P. floccosa D.Don, 1830, whose leaves and stems are covered with white downy hairs.

Photographs

img/phlomis-fruticosa.webp — Phlomis fruticosa

img/phlomis-fruticosa-2.webp — Phlomis fruticosa

img/phlomis-fruticosa-3.webp — Phlomis fruticosa - Leaf

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 805). Biotope.