Phlomoides tuberosa

Phlomoides tuberosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Phlomoides
Species:	P. tuberosa
Binomial name
	Phlomoides tuberosa; (L.) Moench
Synonyms
	Synonymy Orlowia rossica Gueldenst. ex Georgi ; Phlomidopsis tuberosa (L.) Link ; Phlomis desertorum P.A. Smirn. ; Phlomis glandulifera Klokov ; Phlomis hypanica Des.-Shost. ; Phlomis jailicola Klokov ; Phlomis maeotica Des.-Shost. ; Phlomis piskunovii Klokov ; Phlomis scythica Klokov & Des.-Shost. ; Phlomis stepposa Klokov ; Phlomis tuberosa L. ; Phlomis tuberosa var. discolor K.Koch ; Phlomitis tuberosa (L.) Rchb. ex T.Nees ; Phlomoides desertorum (P.A. Smirn.) Mavrodiev & Sukhor. ; Trambis tuberosa (L.) Raf. ;

Phlomoides tuberosa (syn. Phlomis tuberosa), the sage-leaf mullein, is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, south west Asia and Europe. Enlarged, tuberous roots give rise to erect stems to 150 cm bearing purple-red flowers.