Sideritis montana, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1972, Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiacea to Myoporaceae, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 143

25. S. montana L. , Sp. Pl. 575 (1753).

Sparsely to densely villous-lanate annual up to 35 cm. Leaves 5-30 x 2-8 mm, oblong-lanceolate, dentate. Verticillasters c. 6-flowered, distant or more or less crowded. Calyx 6-8 mm; teeth 3-4 mm, ovate, aristate, the arista 1-2 mm. Corolla shorter than to about equalling calyx, yellow, or black with yellow lower lip. S. & S. C. Europe; S. part of U.S.S.R. Al Au Bu Cz Ga Gr Hs Hu It Ju Rm Rs (C, W, K, E) Tu [Ge].

1 Middle lobe of lower lip of corolla less than1 mm (c) subsp. ebracteata

1 Middle lobe of lower lip of corolla 1-2 mm

2 Plant sparsely to moderately villous-lanate; corolla black or

brownish-black, usually with yellow lower lip

(a) subsp. montana

2 Plant denselyvillous-lanate;corollayellow (b) subsp.remota