Teucrium flavum

Teucrium flavum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Teucrium
Species:	T. flavum
Binomial name
	Teucrium flavum; L.
Subspecies
	four; see text
Synonyms
	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.

Sources

This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under CC0 (license statement/permission). Text taken from Teucrium flavum. Encyclopedia of Life.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Teucrium flavum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
^ "Teucrium flavum L. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
^ Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Teucrium flavum (Yellow Germander) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

[powo-1] "Teucrium flavum L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

[2] "Teucrium flavum L. - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-02-04.

[3] Mifsud, Stephen (2002-08-23). "Teucrium flavum (Yellow Germander) : MaltaWildPlants.com - the online Flora of the Maltese Islands". www.maltawildplants.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-27. Retrieved 2022-03-07.

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