Lamiaceae

Shrubby Jerusalem sage

Phlomis fruticosa L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Phlomis

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Common names

By language (14)

Arabic: أذينة جنبية, قرفلية
arz: اذينه جنبيه
Chinese: 橙花糙苏, 橙花糙蘇, 木糙苏
English: Shrubby Jerusalem sage, Jerusalem sage
Estonian: Põõsas-tuliürt
Finnish: Pensaspaloyrtti
French: Sauge de Jérusalem
German: Strauchiges Brandkraut
Greek: Ασφάκα
Italian: Salvione giallo
Persian: گوش بره درختچهای
Russian: Зопник кустарниковый, Зопник кустарниковидный
Swedish: Lejonsvans
Welsh: Saets Caersalem

Synonyms

Beloakon luteum Raf.
Phlomis angustifolia Mill.
Phlomis collina Salisb.
Phlomis latifolia Mill.
Phlomis portae A.Kern. ex Nyman
Phlomis salviifolia Stokes
Phlomis scariosa C.Presl

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Don McCulley, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.