Speckled Spur Flower (Plectranthus ciliatus)
Description
Plectranthus ciliatus-is a procumbent to decumbent (i.e. grows along the ground) herb that grows up to 0.6m high. The stems are covered with purple hairs, giving the branches a purplish appearance.It has broadly elliptic to broadly ovate leaves that are covered with short stiff hairs and colourless glands. The lower leaf surface is often purple and the leaf margins are noticeably hairy with pairs of shallow teeth. The flowerheads are terminal, simple and racemose, often with a pair of side branches near the base. Flowers are sessile, white to light purple-pink, and arranged in 3-flowered cymes. The 1.5mm long nutlets are dark brown and attached inside the calyx. Flowering time is mainly in the summer rainfall months (late summer to winter) between mid-February and June, with its peak in April.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Lamiales
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Family: Lamiaceae
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Genus: Plectranthus
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