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Teucrium pyrenaicum
Small crawling shrub in the Labiatae family that covers rock surfaces in fresh environments. Its leafy stems, only somewhat woody, creep along the ground and can take root again. It has opposite leaves with a short petiole and a rounded blade about 2 cm with crenate margin, except close to the base where the margin is smooth. The whole plant has not very dense bristling hairs, especially on the edge of the leaves. They bloom in summer. It produces clusters of 10-20 flowers at the end of short and raised stems. The flowers have a hairy calyx with 5 corners, and a corolla of an only lip, the lower. The corolla is completely white or white with purple lateral lobes. The stamens and calyx may also be of the same purple hue.
Spotted an area with meadows and rocks. Mountains. Parque Natural de Somiedo
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No Flash fired
Spotted on Aug 16, 2016
Submitted on Feb 14, 2017
4 Comments
Yes grade-78-science7, when you have a close look to small flowers they are always amazing
It's amazeing how it grows in that from
I do not know, this one had lost all the flowers, only the calyxes remained, No smell left
I love the smell of the germanders that grow in Sinai! Does this one also have a nice fragrance?