''Glandora prostrata'', the shrubby gromwell, creeping gromwell or purple gromwell (names it shares with ''

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Subspecies

A subspecies is currently accepted: *''Glandora prostrata'' subsp. ''lusitanica'' (Samp.) D.C.Thomas

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3118615 Garden plants of Europe Plants described in 2008