Lallemantia iberica (Labiatae)

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Lallemantia iberica
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The Lallemantia iberica plant species is found in W. Asia. Naturalized in C. and E. Europe. It is a member of the Labiatae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as L. sulphurea. Dracocephalum ibericum.

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Latin Name:  Lallemantia iberica
Family:  Labiatae
Author:  (Bieb.)Fisch.&Mey.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.45   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Roadsides, slopes and fallow fields, also as a weed of cultivation, to 2150 metres in Turkey[93].

General Uses: The seed contains up to 30% of a drying oil[61]. It is used for lighting, as a varnish, in paints and as a lubricant[46, 57, 74]. It is a linseed substitute[114]. Linseed oil has a very wide range of applications including use as a wood preservative, an ingredient of oil-based paints, furniture polishes, printer's inks, soap making etc[46, 57, 244]. It is also used in the manufacture of linoleum[169].

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