Teucrium polium

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Ajugoideae
Genus: Teucrium
Species: Teucrium polium
Subspecies: T. p. subsp. aurasiacum – T. p. subsp. chevalieri – T. p. subsp. clapae – T. p. subsp. polium – T. p. subsp. purpurascens
Name

Teucrium polium L., Sp. Pl. 2: 566. 1753, nom. cons. prop.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Chamaedrys polium (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85. 1837.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Middle Europe
Czechoslovakia (introduced).
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Corse, France, Spain.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 566. Reference page.
Ferrer Gallego, P.P., Roselló Gimeno, R., Gómez Navarro, J., Laguna Lumbreras, E. & Peris, J.B. 2019. (2704) Proposal to conserve the name Teucrium polium (Labiatae ) with a conserved type. Taxon 68(4): 865–866. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12106 ResearchGate Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Teucrium polium in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Mar 2. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Teucrium polium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names
català: Timó blanc
Ελληνικά: Αγαποβότανο
русский: Дубравник беловойлочный, или Дубравник белый, или Седач
Türkçe: Tüylü kısamahmut

Teucrium polium, known popularly as felty germander, is a sub-shrub and herb native to the western Mediterranean region (Albania, Spain, France, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia).[1] Its flowers are small and range from pink to white, and its leaves are used in cooking and for medicine.
Traditional medicine

Teucrium polium is used for various supposed treatments in traditional medicine, although it has potential for causing liver toxicity.[2]

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
"Germander". LiverTox, US National Library of Medicine. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.