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This plant was found in the Taygetos mountains, Greece, and had a lemony smell.

Small plant about a foot high.

The shiny recurved leaves are reminiscent of rosemary, and the dry seed-heads seem rather distinctive.

Any ideas of Genus or species most welcome!

dry seed-heads plant habit

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  • The seed pods look like delphinium or a weird dwarf lilium species. Perhaps it is a mountain Lilly species. google lens said lilium and perhaps a weird heather variant. http://www.flora.dempstercountry.org/V.B.28.Ericaceae/Phyllo.empe/Phyllo.empe.pic1.jpg – bandybabboon Jul 12 '20 at 03:19
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    @LifeInTheTrees - neither of the plants you mentioned are aromatic. – anongoodnurse Jun 11 '22 at 11:39
  • @anongoodnurse I had another look at this and now I'm pretty sure it's a Hypericum.. – Acorn Jun 11 '22 at 14:27

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After taking another look at this, I think it's almost certainly a Hypericum species. Compare with Hypericum empetrifolium.

The fruit of Hypericum are very distinctive:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104581263 fruit of Hypericum empetrifolium

The narrow revolute leaves of H. empetrifolium are also unlike other Hypericum species:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69680320 leaves of Hypericum empetrifolium

Geographic distribution seems right:
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:433403-1

geographic distribution of Hypericum empetrifolium

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A type of greek lavender with no blossoms anymore? https://www.florealpes.com/photos/lavandulastoechias_5.jpg?PHPSESSID=0a72039f5036d91c7df80dd406b795b0

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    The desiccated seed heads seem like nothing that would come from a lavender flower though.. – Acorn Jan 27 '19 at 22:09