Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati (Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati)
🌿 Plantae

Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati

Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati

Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus is a small evergreen Mediterranean shrub with silver leaves and hidden pink flowers.

Family
Genus
Pseudodictamnus
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati

Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati is a low, mound-forming evergreen shrub that reaches 50 centimetres (20 in) in both height and width. It produces nearly circular, dished, silver-green leaves with a soft felted texture. In late spring and early summer, it grows large quantities of pink flowers, which are mostly hidden by the plant's leaves. This shrub can tolerate temperatures as low as −10 °C (14 °F), but it needs very dry conditions, sharp drainage, and full sun to grow well. This species is native to dry Mediterranean regions of Europe and western Asia, including South Aegean Greece, Egypt, Libya, and Turkey. It has also been introduced as an introduced species to the British Isles and Sicily, Italy.

Photo: (c) John E. Christensen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John E. Christensen · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Pseudodictamnus

More from Lamiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus Salmaki & Siadati instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store