Prasium

White hedge-nettle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
Genus: Prasium
L.
Species:
P. majus
Binomial name
Prasium majus
Synonyms[1]
  • Prasium minus L.
  • Prasium laetum Salisb.
  • Prasium medium Lowe
  • Levina Adans.

Prasium, common name white hedge-nettle,[2][3] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, 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, Cyprus,[4] and Israel.[1][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Israel Wildflowers
  3. ^ Wild Plants of Malta & Gozo
  4. ^ "Prasium majus L. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. ^ Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  6. ^ Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
  7. ^ Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  8. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, The siciliano, Prasium majus L. includes photos plus European distribution map