Stachys antalyensis
| Stachys antalyensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Stachys |
| Species: | S. antalyensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stachys antalyensis Ayaşlıgil & P.H.Davis[1] | |
Stachys antalyensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae endemic to the Antalya region of Turkey.
Description
Stachys antalyensis is a perennial herb with fragile stems growing on calcareous rocks in Antalya with an altitude of 400–800 m (1,300–2,600 ft).
It is a hairy plant, with moderate to large (to 7 cm), oval, broad-toothed leaves, and with whorls of white flowers set densely along shortish (to c.8 cm), straight flowering stems orientated upwards, with generally 6-10 flowers per whorl, a combination distinguishing it from similar species which generally have fewer flowers per whorl, much longer flowering stems regularly drooping downwards, or flowers that are pinkish. The flower tube has a ring of hairs within.[2]
As a regional-endemic known from a limited number of places, it is classed as VU (Vulnerable).[2]
Photographic details can be seen on iNaturalist.
Photographic description
Inflorescence shortish, straight, upright, with dense whorls of many flowers
Whorl of calyxes
Flowers (near tip)
Corolla
Leaves and stalks from above
Hairs under leaf
Further reading
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 10 (Supplement), P.H.Davis, R.R.Mill & Kit Tan, 1988, p. 204 (description)
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