Wall germander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Teucrium |
Species: | T. chamaedrys
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Binomial name | |
Teucrium chamaedrys |
Teucrium chamaedrys, the wall germander, [1] is a species of plant native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe and North Africa, and the Middle East as far as Iran. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is used as an ornamental.
Wall germander is a creeping evergreen perennial 6–18 inches tall. Its scalloped, opposite leaves are 0.5–1.5 inches long, dark green, and shiny. In late summer, tubular flowers grow in whorls from the leaf axils.
Dietary supplements using germander are highly hepatotoxic and as of 2017 its sale has been prohibited. [6]
Wall germander can be grown in USDA Zones 5–10. It may be propagated by vegetative cuttings or by the division of established clumps.
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Wall germander | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Teucrium |
Species: | T. chamaedrys
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Binomial name | |
Teucrium chamaedrys |
Teucrium chamaedrys, the wall germander, [1] is a species of plant native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe and North Africa, and the Middle East as far as Iran. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is used as an ornamental.
Wall germander is a creeping evergreen perennial 6–18 inches tall. Its scalloped, opposite leaves are 0.5–1.5 inches long, dark green, and shiny. In late summer, tubular flowers grow in whorls from the leaf axils.
Dietary supplements using germander are highly hepatotoxic and as of 2017 its sale has been prohibited. [6]
Wall germander can be grown in USDA Zones 5–10. It may be propagated by vegetative cuttings or by the division of established clumps.
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