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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Sideritis |
| Species: | S. pusilla |
| Binomial name | |
| Sideritis pusilla | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Sideritis pusilla is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae.
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It is a subshrub that reaches a height of 17-42 cm, without stolons. The stems are brown or greenish, hairy on all sides. Leaves measure 8-17 × 3-5 mm, lanceolate or elliptical, with a mucronate apex and 1-3 broad teeth on each side. The inflorescence measures 5-35 × 1-1.5 cm, formed by 3-11 whorls each containing 6 non-globose flowers. Bracts are 5-10 × 8-10 mm, broadly ovate. The corolla is 8-9 mm, uniform in color, cream-colored, sometimes white. The nutlets measure 2 × 1.5-1.7 mm, subtrigonous, ± smooth, shiny, and dark brown. 2n = 22, 26; n = 11, 13. [2]
This Lamiaceae species has an Iberian-African distribution and inhabits thyme-covered areas and scrubland on calcareous, marly, or gypsum substrates.
Sideritis pusilla can be found in Spain, specifically in the provinces of Alicante, Almería, Granada, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Region of Murcia. [3] [4]
Sideritis pusilla was described by (Lange) Pau and published in Species Plantarum 2: 574. 1753. [5]
The chromosome number of Sideritis pusilla (Fam. Labiatae) and its infraspecific taxa is 2n = 22, 22 + 7B. [6]
Flora Ibérica recognizes three subspecies in Spain and one more in North Africa.
For Spain, the subspecies are:
The publication Flora Ibérica does not recognize the taxa Sideritis marminorensis or Sideritis pusilla subsp. carthaginensis. In the Region of Murcia, the latter taxon is protected under the category of "special interest". [11]
Sideritis pusilla has several common names in Spanish, including garranchuelo (9), jajareña (2), jereña (2), rabogato (3), zahareña de la sierra, zajareña. [lower-alpha 1]
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