Biology:Teucrium flavum

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Short description: Species of plant

Teucrium flavum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Teucrium
Species:
T. flavum
Binomial name
Teucrium flavum
Subspecies[1]

four; see text

Synonyms[1]

Chamaedrys flava (L.) Moench

Teucrium flavum is a species of subshrub in the family Lamiaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 0.39 m.[2][3] The species is native to Mediterranean Europe (Spain, France, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Albania, and Greece, and the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, and Crete), Turkey, and Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya in North Africa.[1]

Four subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Teucrium flavum subsp. flavum
  • Teucrium flavum subsp. glaucum (Jord. & Fourr.) Ronniger
  • Teucrium flavum subsp. gymnocalyx Rech.f.
  • Teucrium flavum subsp. hellenicum Rech.f.

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References

Wikidata ☰ Q1553939 entry