Wow a beautiful Lamiaceae member! On 30 June 2011 00:34, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Phlomis cashmeriana Royle ex Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 3: 382 1833. > syn: Phlomis dichroa Rech.f. > > Erect perennial herb Closer to P. bracteosa and P. spectabilis but distinct > in its oblong-lanceolate up to 30 cm long leaves with cordate base, densely > white woolly beneath; flowers large, pale purple to pink in dense whorls, > calyx with long spine-tipped lobes, white woolly; corolla 2.5-3 cm long, > upper lip large, hooded, lowers lip darker; bracts awl-shaped. > > Photographed from Upper Munda near Jawahar Tunnel in Kashmir on June 20, > 2011 > > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >
