''Ziziphora'' are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

. ''Ziziphora'' has

aromatic In chemistry, aromaticity is a chemical property of cyclic ( ring-shaped), ''typically'' planar (flat) molecular structures with pi bonds in resonance (those containing delocalized electrons) that gives increased stability compared to satur ...

leaves; they are found in open and often

xeric Deserts and xeric shrublands are a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Deserts and xeric (ancient Greek xērós, “dry") shrublands form the largest terrestrial biome, covering 19% of Earth's land surface area. Ecoregions in this h ...

habitats in Southern and Eastern

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, North-West

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and

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to the

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and

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Distribution

* Southwestern Europe * Southeastern Europe * Eastern Europe * Northern Africa * Macaronesia * Siberia * Middle Asia * Caucasus * Western Asia * Arabian Peninsula * China * Mongolia * Indian Subcontinent * Iran (north khorasan) ;Species # '' Ziziphora aragonensis'' Pau - Spain # '' Ziziphora brantii '' K.Koch - Caucasus # '' Ziziphora capitata '' L. - Balkans, Black Sea region, Middle East, Central Asia # '' Ziziphora clinopodioides'' Lam. - Siberia, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Central Asia, Himalayas, Southwest Asia # '' Ziziphora galinae'' Juz. - Turkmenistan # ''

Ziziphora hispanica ''Ziziphora'' are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. ''Ziziphora'' has aromatic leaves; they are found in open and often xeric habitats in Southern and Eastern Europe, North-West Africa and Asia to the Hima ...

'' L. - Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia # '' Ziziphora interrupta'' Juz. - Tajikistan # '' Ziziphora pamiroalaica'' Juz. - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Xingjiang # '' Ziziphora pedicellata'' Pazij & Vved. - Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan # '' Ziziphora persica '' Bunge - Iran, Turkey, Caucasus, Crimea, Central Asia # '' Ziziphora puschkinii'' Adam - Caucasus # '' Ziziphora raddei'' Juz. - Caucasus # ''

Ziziphora suffruticosa ''Ziziphora'' are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. ''Ziziphora'' has aromatic leaves; they are found in open and often xeric habitats in Southern and Eastern Europe, North-West Africa and Asia to the Hima ...

'' Pazij & Vved. - Uzbekistan # ''

Ziziphora taurica ''Ziziphora'' are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. ''Ziziphora'' has aromatic leaves; they are found in open and often xeric habitats in Southern and Eastern Europe, North-West Africa and Asia to the Hima ...

'' M.Bieb - Crimea, Turkey, Syria # ''

Ziziphora tenuior ''Ziziphora'' are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. ''Ziziphora'' has aromatic leaves; they are found in open and often xeric habitats in Southern and Eastern Europe, North-West Africa and Asia to the Hima ...

'' L. - Ukraine, Russia, Siberia, Central Asia, Xinjiang, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Middle East # ''

Ziziphora vichodceviana ''Ziziphora'' are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. ''Ziziphora'' has aromatic leaves; they are found in open and often xeric habitats in Southern and Eastern Europe, North-West Africa and Asia to the Hima ...

'' Tkatsch. ex Tulyag. - Kyrgyzstan # ''

Ziziphora woronowii ''Ziziphora'' are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. ''Ziziphora'' has aromatic leaves; they are found in open and often xeric habitats in Southern and Eastern Europe, North-West Africa and Asia to the Hima ...

'' Maleev - Caucasus

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2663017 Lamiaceae genera