Teucrium polium
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.
| Felty germander | |
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| Teucrium polium ssp. aureum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Teucrium |
| Species: | T. polium |
| Binomial name | |
| Teucrium polium | |
| Synonyms | |
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Traditional medicine
Teucrium polium is used for various supposed treatments in traditional medicine, although it has potential for causing liver toxicity.[2]
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References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- "Germander". LiverTox, US National Library of Medicine. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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