Sideritis syriaca, commonly known as ironwort, is a species of perennial flowering plant native to Crete, Turkey, and Syria in the eastern Mediterranean.[1] 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).
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Sideritis syriaca L. (1753)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Navicularia syriaca (L.) Soják (1979 publ. 1980) | |
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It is similar to chamomile and used in the Balkans (where it is known as "mountain tea") to make a tisane.
Subspecies
editTwo subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Sideritis syriaca subsp. nusairiensis (Post) Hub.-Mor. – southern Turkey and western Syria
- Sideritis syriaca subsp. syriaca – Crete
References
edit- ^ a b c Sideritis syriaca L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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