Ziziphora capitata is a hispid, annual herb that reaches up to 3-12 cm high with simple or branched stems. The lower leaves are 1 -2.5 x 0.5-0.8 cm, linear lanceolate to elliptic blades while the upper floral leaves are rhombic-ovate. The flowers are tubular, with violet, purple or pink corolla, and arranged in a globose terminal head, subtended by rhombic-ovate bracts (floral leaves).
Isthmic Desert.
Sinai, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Balkans, southern Russia, Caucasus, northern Iraq, Iran.
Wadi beds, sandy soil.
Annual
Height: 3-12 cm
Ziziphora capitata is an annual herb in the family Lamiaceae. It grows from the Mediterranean basin to Iran including the Sinai, Palestine / Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Balkans, southern Russia, Caucasus, and northern Iraq.[2][3]
Ziziphora capitata grows from 3 to 12 cm high with simple or branched stems. The aromatic leaves are covered with fine hairs. The lower leaves are from 1 to 2.5 cm long and 0.5 to 0.8 cm wide, linear-lanceolate to elliptic blades and the upper floral leaves are rhombic-ovate. The flowers are tubular, with violet, purple or pink corolla. Flowers are arranged in a globose terminal head, subtended by rhombic-ovate bracts.[1][3]
Ziziphora capitata is an annual herb in the family Lamiaceae. It grows from the Mediterranean basin to Iran including the Sinai, Palestine / Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Balkans, southern Russia, Caucasus, and northern Iraq.
