Ballota pseudodictamnus
Ballota pseudodictamnus
Yer nemnemi
subsp. lycia
Distinguished from B. acetabulosa by its more densely felted indumentum, smaller ovate less cordate cauline and floral leaves that are less conspicuously crenate; broader bracteoles; smaller calyx, limb in fruit only 8-10 mm diam., twice as broad as length of calyx tube and bearing 5 small triangular lobes alternating with 5 larger semicircular lobes, all lobes mucronate; corolla c. 14 mm. Nutlets wind-dispersed in fruiting calyx. Fl. 5-6. Stony limestone places, nr s.l.-60 m.
Endemic. E. Medit. element. Distinguished from subsp. pseudodictamnus, from S. Aegean & Cyrenaica, mainly by its larger calyx limb.
