''Sideritis candicans'' (''erva branca'', ''selvageira''). More or less white to greyish, densely tomentose shrub 45–100 cm. Leaves 2.5-12 x 1.5 x 7.5 cm, the lower ovate-lanceolate to ovate, acute to obtuse, rounded to cordate at base, weakly crenate to sub-entire, petiolate. Inflorescence up to 30 cm. Calyx 5–6.5 mm; teeth 1–1.5 mm. Corolla creamy yellow; tube 4–5.5 mm not exserted; upper lip 23–2.5 mm; lower lip 2.2-3.5 mm, the middle lobe shallowly notched. Nutlets 1.5 mm, ovoid. Flowers from March to July. Widespread in clearings and open sunny places mostly from 600 to 1700 m. Endemic to the islands of

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, Porto Santo and Bugio. Sideritis candicans in the second week of October 1999

References

* Press, J. R. and M. J. Short. ''Flora of Madeira''. Natural History Museum, UK. 1994. . * Flora Endémica da Madeira, Roberto Jardim, David Francisco, Múchia, Publicações, 1ªed, 2000, Portugal,

External links

* http://botany.cz/cs/sideritis-candicans/ * http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0610+0215 * candicans Endemic flora of Madeira Plants described in 1789 {{Lamiaceae-stub