Hi everyone,
my friend has found this plant in (Hatay, Turkey) and i'm trying to identify it for her cause she says there is a potential that this is an endemic species Her relative says she recognizes it but cant name it According to her there are some details: it apparently can be found on mountains for all seasons and it never blooms Her other family member said they used to eat this with bread for some health issues??
by jigulii
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Based on the seemingly square stem, the look of the calyxes, and the seemingly opposite floral pattern – it appears to be in the mint family Lamiaceae. Potentially a member of the genus Salvia for which Turkey ranks second in terms of Salvia species diversity only behind Mexico.
Try to find a wild specimen in flower if you can
Looks similar to Phlomis.
Looks like my Craspedia when flowers die off in the summer.
Looks like Salvia clevelandii
Horehound??
I’m pretty sure these are dried English lavender.
On first look I thought this was Sideritis Syriaca. We use it a lot in the Balkans for herbal teas. But the flowers aren’t quite right. Be careful if someone sold this to you as “greek mountain tea” or something like that.
White horehound?
Could it be hyssop
Horehound
Sideritis, Greek mountain tea?
Looks like pennyroyal blooms to me but pennyroyal oil is high in pulegone which is toxic
Any chance its Lion’s Tail? (Leonotis leonurus)
https://plantsexpress.com/cdn/shop/products/Lion_s-Tail-1.jpg?v=1684511162
Marijuanas
It reminds me of the sage that went to seed
White Horehound
Could be horsemint.
I would guess it’s a type of sage, *Salvia napifolia.*