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Mediterranean prasium (Prasium majus)

Description

Prasium, common name�white hedge-nettle,�is a genus of�flowering plant�in the�Lamiaceae�family, first described in 1982. It contains only one known species,�Prasium majus, first described for modern science in 1753. It is native to�Madeira, the�Canary Islands, and the�Mediterranean�region of�Europe,�North Africa, and the�Middle East, as far east as�Turkey�and Israel

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Lamiales

            • Family: Lamiaceae

              • Genus: Prasium