Biology:Teucrium fruticans
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Teucrium |
| Species: | T. fruticans
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Teucrium fruticans (common name tree germander[2] or shrubby germander)[3] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean. Growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 4 m (13 ft) wide, it is a spreading evergreen shrub with arching velvety white shoots, glossy aromatic leaves and pale blue flowers in summer.
The Latin specific epithet fruticans means "shrubby" or "bushy".[4]
The cultivar 'Azureum', with darker blue flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6] It is hardy in milder areas, where temperatures do not fall below −5 °C (23 °F). It prefers the shelter of a wall, in full sun with neutral or alkaline soil.[5]
References
- ↑ "Plant name details". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://www.ipni.org/n/460416-1.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Teucrium fruticans | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2008-06-05 }}
- ↑ "Teucrium fruticans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TEFR3.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'". Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/74406/Teucrium-fruticans-Azureum/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 100. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q140935 entry
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