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Phlomis purpurea
Hairy everygreen shrub. Leaves oblong, grey-green above and whitish below. Flower purple and 22-25mm long; borne in whorls, April-June.
Favours stony and rocky ground, often among scrub. Confined to South Iberian Peninsula.
Also called Jerusalem Sage. Phlomis purpurea is specific to Portugal and Spain.
Spotted on Mar 25, 2012
Submitted on Mar 31, 2012
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