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Teucrium polium L.

Germandrée tomenteuse (fr), Germandrée Polium (fr), Germandrée polium (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Teucrium

Characteristics

A woolly looking herb. It grows 20-40 cm high. The stems branch at the base. The leaves are whitish-green and hairy. They have a wavy edge. The flowers are white with a tinge of yellow in the middle of the bottom lip.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) 0.2
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A variable species with a number of sub-species growing in a variety of habitats from sandy places near the sea to mountain ranges.
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It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in the Sahara.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 1-7
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The leaves are mixed with boiled water and sugar to make a drink. They are also used as a spice. They are cooked and eaten with rice.
Uses animal food food medicinal spice
Edible flowers leaves
Therapeutic use Fungoid (unspecified), Inflammation (unspecified), Intestine (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Diabetes (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Antifungal agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Teucrium polium habit picture by Antoine le Clercq (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium habit picture by Lisa Giovannoli (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium habit picture by Ureña Marta (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Teucrium polium leaf picture by Lopez Francisco (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium leaf picture by Crispi Escursell (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium leaf picture by Caballero Manuel (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Teucrium polium flower picture by pascal minda (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium flower picture by Aste F. S (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium flower picture by Christian Baladou (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Teucrium polium fruit picture by Francois Halligon (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium fruit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Teucrium polium fruit picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Teucrium polium world distribution map, present in Czech Republic, Algeria, Spain, France, Morocco, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460631-1
WFO ID wfo-0000322436
COL ID 55XPM
BDTFX ID 67407
INPN ID 126019
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Teucrium polium Chamaedrys polium Teucrium capitatum var. chamaedrifolium Teucrium capitatum var. max-onnoi Teucrium polium var. subtriphyllum Teucrium polium var. tricolor Teucrium polium var. pseudohyssopus Teucrium polium var. chamaedryformis Teucrium pulverulentum

Lower taxons

Teucrium polium subsp. aurasiacum Teucrium polium subsp. clapae Teucrium polium subsp. polium Teucrium polium subsp. purpurascens
WorldFloraDB 2024