Small coastal germander | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Teucrium |
Species: | T. cubense
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Binomial name | |
Teucrium cubense |
Teucrium cubense is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names small coastal germander [1] and dwarf germander. It is native to a section of the Americas that includes the southwestern - south-central United States ( California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama), parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica, and southern South America ( Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In general, the plant has lobed leaves and a flower corolla with a broad lower lobe and smaller lateral lobes. The flower may be white or blue-tinged with purple speckles.
This plant may have antidiabetic effects. [8]
Small coastal germander | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Teucrium |
Species: | T. cubense
|
Binomial name | |
Teucrium cubense |
Teucrium cubense is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names small coastal germander [1] and dwarf germander. It is native to a section of the Americas that includes the southwestern - south-central United States ( California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama), parts of the Caribbean, Mexico, Costa Rica, and southern South America ( Argentina, Uruguay, southern Brazil). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In general, the plant has lobed leaves and a flower corolla with a broad lower lobe and smaller lateral lobes. The flower may be white or blue-tinged with purple speckles.
This plant may have antidiabetic effects. [8]