| Sideritis syriaca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Sideritis |
| Species: | S. syriaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Sideritis syriaca L. (1753) | |
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Navicularia syriaca (L.) Soják (1979 publ. 1980) | |
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Sideritis syriaca, commonly known as ironwort, is a species of perennial flowering plant native to Crete, Turkey, and Syria in the eastern Mediterranean. It grows at high elevations in the mountains. It is commonly found on wet grounds, on the high pastures, above 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
It is similar to chamomile and used in the Balkans (where it is known as "mountain tea") to make a tisane.
Subspecies
Two subspecies are accepted.
- Sideritis syriaca subsp. nusairiensis (Post) Hub.-Mor. – southern Turkey and western Syria
- Sideritis syriaca subsp. syriaca – Crete
References
- ^ Sideritis syriaca L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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