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Purple Lampwick

Phlomis purpurea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 64, February 61, March 152, April 353, May 240, June 36, July 18, August 18, September 32, October 34, November 36, December 89.
Spain1,133
Andalucía1,096
Portugal641
FARO496
BEJA77
SETÚBAL67
Extremadura18
Comunitat Valenciana14
Cataluña/Catalunya2
Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta1

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusLampwicks · Phlomis

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