Phlomis angustissima Huber-Morath
Bauhinia 1(2):101 (1958)

Distribution in the wild:
Endemic to Turkey, on dry slopes, limestone and serpentine scree at 1100-2170 m.

Flowering in the wild: June-August
angustifolia means having narrow leaves.
Closely related to P. linearis Boissier & Balansa and P. armeniaca Willdenow. It differs from both by its very narrow leaves and the fact that the inflorescence has glandular hairs.

Herbaceous perennial to 60 cm, with glandular and non-glandular hairs. Basal leaves stellate-tomentose, upper surface green or yellowish-green, with ± loose indumentum, lower surface densely whitish stellate-tomentose, glandular hairs sparse or absent, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, obtuse or subacute, cuneate towards base, entire or indistinctly crenulate at margin, 4-12 × 0.5-1.5 cm; petiole to 8 cm. Upper stem leaves smaller with ± numerous glandular hairs. Floral leaves linear-lanceolate, spreading, to 12 × 0.8 cm, with stellate and numerous glandular hairs. Two to five distant whorls per stem, 4-8 flowered. Bracteoles numerous, linear, 6-12 mm, densely stellate and glandular. Calyx 13-17 mm, yellowish stellate-tomentose, with longer undivided, glandular and non-glandular hairs; teeth ovate-triangular, subulate above, 5 mm. Corolla yellow, 30-35 mm. Nutlets hairless. Hardy to -10°C.