Teucrium capitatum

Teucrium capitatum

Teucrium capitatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Ajugoideae
Tribus: Teucrieae
Genus: Teucrium
Species Teucrium capitatum
Subspecies: T. c. subsp. capitatum – T. c. subsp. gracillimum – T. c. subsp. majoricum

Name

Teucrium capitatum L., Sp. Pl.: 566 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polium capitatum (L.) Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.° 5 (1768).
  • Chamaedrys capitata (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837).
  • Teucrium polium subsp. capitatum (L.) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.: 559 (1882).
  • Teucrium commune subsp. capitatum (L.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 11: 244 (1909), nom. illeg.

Hybrids

T. × carmelitanum – T. × coeleste – T. × conquense – T. × rubrovirens 

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Regional: Eastern Europe Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Gulf States, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 566. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Teucrium capitatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Teucrium capitatum. Accessed: 28 Sep 2025. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Teucrium capitatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Teucrium capitatum. Published online. Accessed: Mar 21 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Felty germander

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