Teucrium creticum

Teucrium creticum

Teucrium creticum is a small shrub, up to 1 m tall. it has many erect branches, each ending in an inflorescence. The leaves resemble Rosemary leaves - small and narrow. It has long blooming period - from April to November.
Teucrium creticum a delicate and lovely summer flower Geotagged,Israel,Summer,Teucrium creticum

Appearance

The flowers are light violet. Unlike most Lamiaceae flowers, where flowers typically have petals fused into an upper lip and a lower lip - the Teucrium has only the lower lip, and the pistil and stamens are above it.
a fly from the Bombyliidae on Teucrium creticum Bombyliidae,Geotagged,Israel,Spring,Teucrium creticum

Distribution

Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Israel

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusTeucrium
SpeciesTeucrium creticum
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Israel