Lamiaceae

L. canescens (L.) Fisch. & Mey. in Ind. Sem. Horti Petrop. 6:53 (1839). Syn: Dracocephalum canescens L., Sp. Pl. 595 (1753). Ic: Gard. Chron. ser. 3,98:265 (1935).
Perennial, ± greyish-canescent with very fine hairs, usually with numerous ascending to erect stems arising from a branched woody base, 20-50 cm tall. Lower leaves oblong-elliptic, 20-60 x 7-12 mm, long-petiolate, lamina crenate-dentate to subpinnatifid; upper leaves linear-lanceolate, to 80 x 8 mm, shortly petiolate to sessile. Bracteoles 8-11 x 2.5-3.5 mm (excl. awns), ciliate-dentate. Calyx ± cylindrical, divided to 1/4, upper tooth ovate, lateral triangular; lower teeth lanceolate. Corolla violet, dark violet-blue, blue-purple, lilac or lavender-blue, 28-40 mm, tube distinctly exserted from calyx. Fl. 6-8. Fallow fields, hillsides, roadside banks, rocky igneous and limestone slopes & scree, 1300-3200 m.
Described from material cultivated in Uppsala Botanic Garden (Hb. Linn. 746/14, photo!).
E. Anatolia. A7 Trabzon: Stavri (Zigana Da. pass), 2200 m, Balls 519! Gümüşane: 9 km from Köse to Gümüşane, 1730 m, Buttler 14103! A8 Gümüşane: nr Bayburt, Bourgeau 1862-206! Erzurum: Ispir, 1300 m, Barclay 745! A9 Kars: 7 km from Karakurt to Sarikamiş, 1780 m, D. 46488! Ağri: Diyadin, 1830 m, Hewitt 268! Çoruh: Kordevan Da., 2600 m, D. 30388! B7 Erzincan: Sipikör Da., Sint. 1890:3243! B8 Erzurum: 22 km from Hinis to Pasinler, 1950 m, D. 46746! B9 Bitlis: Suphan Da., 3200 m, D. 24744! Erzurum: Ağri to Horasan, 2150 m, Lamond 2564! Van: Hoşap to Başkale, N. side of Çuh pass, 2250 m, Hub.-Mor. 10773! B10 Ağri: Ağri Da., Serdar Bulak, 2500 m, 1 ix 1912, Schibler! C9/10 Hakkari/Van: 96 km from Hakkari to Van, 2120 m, Birand & Karamanoğlu 449!
Transcaucasia, Iran. Ir.-Tur. element.