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Tuberous Jerusalem sage

Phlomis tuberosa

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Common names

21 names · 18 languages
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Other languages (17)
Dutch
  • Brandkruid
French
  • sauge de Jérusalem[5]
  • Sauge de Jérusalem tubéreuse[1][4]
Armenian
  • Բավեղ պալարավոր[4]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 块根糙苏[4]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 塊根糙蘇[4]
Czech
  • sápa hlíznatá[4]
Finnish
  • mukulapaloyrtti[4]
German
Hungarian
  • gumós macskahere[4]
Japanese
  • タマキセワタ[4]
Mongolian
  • Булцуут Туйпланцар[4]
Polish
  • żeleźniak bulwiasty[4]
Russian
  • Зопник клубненосный[4]
Slovak
  • sápa hľuznatá[4]
Swedish
  • röd lejonsvans[4]
Turkish
  • Yer Çalbası[4]
Ukrainian
  • Залізняк бульбистий[4]
Sources & name notes (5)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Phlomoides tuberosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Tuberous Jerusalem sage — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Knollen-Brandkraut — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Candypink Torchwort — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Sauge de Jérusalem tubéreuse — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
[2] Phlomis tuberosa — GBIF vernacular names (Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • tuberous Jerusalem sage — results[6] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2927451/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2927451; sourceTaxonKey 102253914; Phlomis tuberosa.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Phlomoides tuberosa ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Tuberous Jerusalem sage — VernacularName.tsv, line 158205; taxon 4GJ33.
  • Knolliges Brandkraut — VernacularName.tsv, line 158204; taxon 4GJ33.
[4] Phlomoides tuberosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Tuberous Jerusalem sage — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Knollen-Brandkraut — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Candypink Torchwort — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Sauge de Jérusalem tubéreuse — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • mukulapaloyrtti — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • sápa hlíznatá — results[23].names[2]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Зопник клубненосный — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Բավեղ պալարավոր — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • 块根糙苏 — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Булцуут Туйпланцар — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • röd lejonsvans — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Залізняк бульбистий — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • 塊根糙蘇 — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • gumós macskahere — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • żeleźniak bulwiasty — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • タマキセワタ — results[23].names[16]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • sápa hľuznatá — results[23].names[17]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
  • Yer Çalbası — results[23].names[18]; taxon id 909773; Phlomoides tuberosa.
[5] Phlomis tuberosa — GBIF vernacular names (GRIN Taxonomy) ↗

GBIF aggregation of GRIN Taxonomy. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Knollen-Brandkraut — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2927451/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2927451; sourceTaxonKey 101379233; Phlomis tuberosa.
  • sauge de Jérusalem — results[5] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/2927451/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 2927451; sourceTaxonKey 101379233; Phlomis tuberosa.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Phlomis tuberosa as a synonym of Phlomoides tuberosa.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Phlomis species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [3]
Native range
EC. Europe to China.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [4]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Tuberous Jerusalem sage (Phlomis tuberosa) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Phlomis tuberosa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2610155; ID 77BVK; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Phlomoides tuberosa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 914546; ID 4GJ33; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 914546; ID 4GJ33; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 4, column 2, entry Phlomis species (top 412 pt)

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  4. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Phlomoides tuberosa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 121423, 1072040; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 200891, 200892, 200894, 200895, 200896, 200897, 200898, 200899, 200900, 200901, 200902, 200903, 200905, 200906, 200907, 200908, 200909, 200910, 200911, 200912, 200913, 200914, 200915, 200916, 200917, 200918, 200919, 200920, 200921, 200922, 200923, 200924, 200925, 200926

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.