Talk:Phlomis bourgaei

Seasonal dimorphism ref

The following statement isn't borne out by the reference:-

"The foliage shows a pronounced seasonal dimorphism. In winter and spring, the large, gray-green leaves develop horizontally to maximize photosynthesis during the growing period. In summer, after the flowering, the big leaves fall and the plant then produces a new generation of smaller, undulated leaves, compressed against each other along the stems to reduce the area of sun exposure and limit evapotranspiration. These new leaves are covered with a thick coat of wooly, golden brown hairs."

It might be true because other members do, Phlomis lycia particularly so, however P. bourgaei is mostly less sun exposed, so whilst my Nov photos of P. lycia show it dramatically, my pictures of P. bourgaei taken at the same time do not show it, though they are yellowed compared to their green May look and angled very slightly down, though within the limits of wearied leaf-stalks. I'll see if I can spot the answer to this, as it may be that the sun-exposed ones do it but not the ones in the woods. Meteorquake (talk) 07:14, 2 January 2025 (UTC)