Teucrium chamaedrys explained

Teucrium chamaedrys, the wall germander, is a species of plant native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe and North Africa, and the Middle East as far as Iran.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is used as an ornamental.

Subspecies

1. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. albarracinii (Pau) Rech.f. - France, Spain
2. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. algeriense Rech.f. - Algeria
3. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. chamaedrys - central + southern Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran
4. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. germanicum (F.Herm.) Rech.f. - France, Germany
5. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. gracile (Batt.) Rech.f. - Algeria, Morocco
6. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. lydium O.Schwarz - Greece, Turkey
7. Teucrium chamaedrys var. multinodum Bordz. - Caucasus
8. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. nuchense (K.Koch) Rech.f. - Caucasus
9. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. olympicum Rech.f. - Greece
10. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. pectinatum Rech.f. - France, Italy
11. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. pinnatifidum (Sennen) Rech.f. - France, Spain
12. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. sinuatum (Celak.) Rech.f. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
13. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. syspirense (K.Koch) Rech.f. - Crimea, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan
14. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. tauricola Rech.f. - Turkey, Syria
15. Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. trapezunticum Rech.f. - Caucasus, Turkey

Appearance

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

Dietary supplements using germander are highly hepatotoxic and as of 2017 its sale has been prohibited.^[5]

Cultivation

Wall germander can be grown in USDA Zones 5–10. It may be propagated by vegetative cuttings or by the division of established clumps.

References

• Crockett . James U. . James Underwood Crockett . Tanner . Ogden . Herbs . Alexandria, Va . Time-Life Books . 1977 . 1 .
• Web site: Grieve . Maud . Maud Grieve . Germander, Wall . 1931 . 2007-05-08.

External links

• Teucrium chamaedrys, Missouri Botanical Garden
• Teucrium chamaedrys, Plants for a Future database
• Teucrium chamaedrys, University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension, Tucson Arizona USA

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=202772 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/checklistsp.php?taxanorm=teucrium+chamaedrys Altervista Flora Italiana
3. Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
4. Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
5. Brown AC . Liver toxicity related to herbs and dietary supplements: Online table of case reports. Part 2 of 5 series . Food Chem Toxicol . 107 . Pt A . 472–501 . September 2017 . 27402097 . 10.1016/j.fct.2016.07.001 . Review.