Horminum

Horminum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, comprising a single species, Horminum pyrenaicum. Common names include dragonmouth and Pyrenean dead-nettle.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae

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Specimen records: 34
With media: 30
Family: Lamiaceae
Collections: ECON, MEL, MNHN, BRIT, UPS, BALT
Recorded in: United States, Slovenia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Lamiaceae
Image: Horminum pyrenaicum - Saint-Hilaire.jpg

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taxon name: Horminum
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Horminum
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5793
taxon common name: zmajevka
taxon synonym of: Salvia

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Horminum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, comprising a single species, Horminum pyrenaicum. Common names include dragonmouth and Pyrenean dead-nettle.

==Description== Horminum pyrenaicum is a perennial plant growing to 45 cm tall. The square stems have small hairs with sessile glands. The leaves are produced in basal rosettes, 3–7 cm long and 2–5 cm broad, long-stalked, ovate, glossy deep green, quilted, with a bluntly toothed margin. The flowers are produced in whorls on the upper stems, violet-blue or dark purple, tubular or bell-shaped, 1.5–2 cm long, with two lips. The flowering period extends from July to August.

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