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Teucrium
Teucrium is a genus of mostly perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. Some of the New World species are annuals. The name is believed to refer to King Teucer of Troy. Members of the genus are commonly known as germanders. There are hundreds of species, including herbs, shrubs or subshrubs. They are found all over the world but are most common in Mediterranean climates.
35 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Polium clade
subgenusPolium clade
Teucrium core clade
subgenusTeucrium core clade
Teucrium pernyi
speciesTeucrium pernyi
Teucrium bidentatum
speciesTeucrium bidentatum
Teucrium ornatum
speciesTeucrium ornatum
Teucrium chowii
speciesTeucrium chowii
Teucrium danxiacola
speciesTeucrium danxiacola
Teucrium apollinis
speciesTeucrium apollinis
Teucrium jordanicum
speciesTeucrium jordanicum
Teucrium cyrenaicum
speciesTeucrium cyrenaicum
Teucrium chasmophyticum
speciesTeucrium chasmophyticum
Teucrium plectranthoides
speciesTeucrium plectranthoides
Teucrium ramaswamii
speciesTeucrium ramaswamii
Teucrium wightii
speciesTeucrium wightii
Teucrium alborubrum
speciesTeucrium alborubrum
Teucrium baokangensis
speciesTeucrium baokangensis
Teucrium gracile
speciesTeucrium gracile
Teucrium mitecum
speciesTeucrium mitecum
Teucrium rigidum
speciesTeucrium rigidum
Teucrium bullatum
speciesTeucrium bullatum
Teucrium faurei
speciesTeucrium faurei
Teucrium gattefossei
speciesTeucrium gattefossei
Teucrium santae
speciesTeucrium santae
Teucrium persicum
speciesTeucrium persicum
Teucrium haradjanii
speciesTeucrium haradjanii
Teucrium paederotoides
speciesTeucrium paederotoides
Teucrium heterotrichum
speciesTeucrium heterotrichum
Teucrium andrusi
speciesTeucrium andrusi
Teucrium pseudaroanium
speciesTeucrium pseudaroanium
Teucrium macrum
speciesTeucrium macrum
Teucrium cavernarum
speciesTeucrium cavernarum
Teucrium albidum
speciesTeucrium albidum
Teucrium sagittatum
speciesTeucrium sagittatum
Teucrium aladagense
speciesTeucrium aladagense
Teucrium turcicum
speciesTeucrium turcicum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.863
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.96
Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.95
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.591
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.367
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.861
On the Names of Plants
Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.279
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.458
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.989
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1483
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.692
History of Rare Plants of Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1576 · p.690
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 55714.