Family:

Lamiaceae

Location:

Garigues, maquis

Growth habit:

herbaceous; often climbing

Plant size:

0,5 - 1 m

Flower colour:

white to pale violet

Flowering time

February - June

Leaf characteristics:

Leaves stalked, pointed ovate, dark green glossy, serrated to crenate margins

Flower characteristics:

in whorls of 1 - 2 flowers, inside a ring of scale-like hairs; 10-nerved calyx, enlarged to 25 mm at fruiting time, with 5 broad, bordered tips

Fruits:

Fruits fleshy

Special features:

Plant glabrous or sparsely hairy