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Vitex agnus-castus L., syn.: Agnus-castus robusta (Lebas) Carrire, Vitex robusta LebasChaste Tree, DE: Keuschbaum, MnchspfefferSlo.: navadna konopljikaDat.: June 24. 2012Lat.: 44.94960 Long.: 14.69933Code: Bot_634/2012_IMG0017Habitat: Close to Adriatic Sea shore; almost flat terrain; gravelly, calcareous ground, full sun, dry place but ground water present (near water source and reservoir of drinking water for village Stara Baka), elevation 12 m (40 feet); average precipitations ~ 1.000 mm/year, average temperature 12-14 deg C, Mediterranean phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil among rocks and gravel.Place: Adriatic Sea, island Krk, about 1.5 km southeast of village Stara Baka, in a small bay at the border of municipality Punat and Baka, Kvarner bay, Rijeka region, Croatia EC. Comment: Vitex agnus-castus is a beautiful Mediterranean shrub (sometimes also a small tree up to a few meters tall), not very common but also not a rare plant. It can be found all around Mediterranean Sea along sea shore but also inside the country along rivers and lake shores. Often it is associated with human settlements. The plant is known and esteemed for millennia. Hippocrates and Theofrastos, among others, knew and described the plant and its many uses predominantly in medicine but also in culinary and horticulture. Plant's seeds were used as a supplement of pepper. They were also used as a suppressor of sexual drive (look at the scientific as well as English and German common name of the plant). In contradiction to this, some historical sources consider it as an aphrodisiac. Be as it may, it definitely has an effect on human hormones, which is confirmed also by modern medicine.Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 585. (2) R. Brus, Drevesa in grmi Jadrana (Trees and Shrubs of Adria) (in Slovene), Mordijan (2012), p 515.(3) I. Schnfelder, P. Schnfelder, Kosmos Atlas Mittelmeer- und Kanarenflora, Kosmos, (2002), p 169.(4) M. Blamey, C. Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, A & C Black, London (2005), p 387.
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Florida, United States
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In the mountains of Southern Arizona. September 2010. "September 2010, Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mountains, Arizona
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Hyptis obtecta Benth.LAMIACEAELocal: Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros, Alto Paraso, Gois, Brasil.Ref.: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Lago Norte, Federal District, Brazil
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Haleakala stenogyne(no known Hawaiian name)LamiaceaeGenus endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (East Maui, south slope of Haleakal only)Presumed extinct. Photographed in 1973; not seen since 1984.
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Celles, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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Burra, Queensland, Australia
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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(No known Hawaiian name)LamiaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)UncommonKauai (Cultivated)Phyllostegia is a near endemic Hawaiian genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae. There is one species in Tahiti, (Phyllostegia tahitensis), one in Tonga (P. tongaensis), and 32 species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.Phyllostegia are among the over 60 species of Hawaiian scentless mints, found nowhere else on the planet!
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2010-07-08 Vienna XXII. district (Lobau national park - Heisslnde/ heath, 150 m AMSL).German name: Edel-Gamander
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Native from Texas to southern Mexico. UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.
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Hoffman, North Carolina, United States
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Galeopsis pubescens Besser., syn.: Galeopsis murriana Borbs & Wettst. ex Murr., Galeopsis subspeciosa Borbs., Galeopsis variegata Wender., Galeopsis ladanum var. grandiflora Rigo.Family: Lamiaceae Lindl. (Labiatae)EN: Downy hemp-nettle, Hairy hemp-nettle, DE: Weichhaariger Hohlzahn Slo.: puhasti zebratDat.: Oct. 8. 2021Lat.: 46.35942 Long.: 13.70579Code: Bot_1410/2021_DSC08869Habitat: grassland, road side, locally flat terrain, alluvial, calcareous ground, elevation 535 m (1.755 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Lower Trenta valley, near Trenta 4, Otokar's farmhouse and sawmill, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: Galeopsis pubescens is native to Europe but it can be found introduced also elsewhere. Some call it a weed - good for nothing. It doesn't smell pleasantly; it doesn't smell at all since it contains no etheric oils like most of other Lamiaceae. It grows in semi-shade and open places, in woods, among bushes, on ruderal places, on calcareous to siliceous, acid, neutral and basic ground. It occupies lowland and montane elevation belt. The plant can be separated from other members of the family by its stem hairs. There are three types: appressed, soft and short, simple hairs; scattered, long, bristly hairs near the stem nodes and glandular hairs with dark glands. Slightly thickened stem below the nodes (see Fig. 3c.) is another characteristic trait.Ref.:(1) M.A. Fischer, W. Adler, K. Oswald, Exkursionsflora fr sterreich, Liechtenstein und Sdtirol, LO Landesmuseen, Linz, Austria (2005), p 774.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 596. (3) E.J. Jger, Rothmaler 3, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, 11. Aufl., Elsevier, Spectrum (2007), p 477. (4) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 114.
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Tyreso, Stockholm, Sweden
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Juno Beach, Florida, United States
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Estepa sur de Zaragoza: Aragn (Espaa)Familia: LAMIACEAE (LABIATAE)Endmica del S de Francia, Portugal y Espaa. Distribucin: Planta endmica del SW de Europa: S de Francia, Espaa y Portugal. En la Pennsula Ibrica es muy comn, al igual que en prcticamente todo Aragn, donde nicamente falta en el Alto Pirineo, penetrando en el Prepirineo por algunos puntos (Guara, Benabarre, Graus, Las Peas de Riglos, etc.) Hbitat: Forma parte de pastizales vivaces secos y degradados, instalados sobre todo tipo de sustratos, pero con preferencia por los sustratos margosos. Tambin en yesos o en suelos salobres.Preferencia edfica: Indiferente. Aunque es indiferente al sustrato, en Aragn muestra preferencia por aquellos de naturaleza bsica, fundamentalmente margas.Rango altitudinal: 80- 1200 ( 1400 ) m Floracin: Mayo - JulioForma Biolgica: Camfito sufruticosoExtractado del Atlas de la Flora de Aragn (Herbario de Jaca)
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Haleiwa, Hawaii, United States
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Sept 23, 2011, Bear Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona
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Lower Normandy, France