Teucrium chamaedrysL. Wall Germander

Teucrium chamaedrysL. - Wall Germander

Scientific Description:

Suffrutescent perennial herb, often rhizomatous, 5−50 cm, with very variable indumentum. Leaves oblong or obovate-oblong, cuneate at base, usually crenate-dentate or shortly lobulate, lobes entire or toothed. Verticillasters (2−)4−8-flowered, in dense or ± lax terminal racemes, floral leaves (bracts) usually distinct from cauline leaves, entire or toothed; pedicels equalling or usually shorter than calyx. Calyx tubular-campanulate, subgibbous at base, teeth lanceolate-triangular, ± subulate-tipped, margins usually densely short haired and sparsely long-hairy, or only long-hairy, or glabrous, usually purplish. Corolla reddish-purple, 2 × calyx. Stamens at least as long as upper lateral lobes.

 

subsp. chamaedrys

Calyx teeth densely covered with short and long hairs.

 

Flowering time: June−September.

Habitat: Open forests, cliffs, slopes, steppe, s.l.−1600 m.

 

Reference:

Ekim T (1982). Teucrium chamaedrys L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 7: 53.

Public Description:

Teuricum chamaedrys subsp. chamaedrys, known as “wall germander”, is native to Mediterranean basin, Middle East and Iran. It is a suffrutescent perennial herb with reddish-purple flowers, and grows up to 50 cm in length. It blooms between June and September and is found in open forests, cliffs, slopes and steppe. It was historically used as a medicinal herb for the treatment of gout. In Bulgaria, a tea made from the leaves of this herb is used to ease gastric distress.

 

References:

Anonymous (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teucrium_chamaedrys/, Accessed date: 17.02.2016.

Dirmenci T (2012). Teucrium L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 595–598.