Phlomis lychnitis

English: Small Jerusalem sage
Nederlands: Viltig brandkruid
Español: Oreja de liebre - Candelera - Candelaria - Torcidas
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Family: Lamiaceae - Mint family
Flowering time: April-July
Height: to 65cm
Altitude: from 500m
Colour: yellow
Habitat: garrigue, dry, rocky limestone hills
Distribution: Iberian Peninsula and southern France
Notes: Leaves thick, greyish above, white felted beneath. In some countries they are used in flower arrangements. In Spain the leaves were dried and used as wicks for candles and lamps, which explains its name ´candelaria´ in Spanish.



 

Related key words: Alpujarras, finca, Sierra de Huétor, Granada, Ronda, Andalucía, Andalusië