Sideritis cypria Cyprus ironwort. Erect perennial herb with a woody base 60 cm high with densely hairy tetragonal shoots. Leaves opposite simple obscurely serrate densely hairy thick oblanceolate 3-12 x 1-5 cm. Flowers in verticillasters subtended by the cup-like bracts zygomorphic corolla bright yellow. Flowers from June to August. Fruit of 4 nutlets.
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