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Teucrium L.
EOL Text
Foodplant / miner
larva of Amauromyza labiatorum mines leaf of Teucrium
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / saprobe
hysterothecium of Gloniopsis praelonga is saprobic on old, dead stem of Teucrium
Foodplant / saprobe
stalked (often rather long) apothecium of Hymenoscyphus vitellinus is saprobic on dead stem of Teucrium
Remarks: season: 7-10
Foodplant / saprobe
fruitbody of Lachnella villosa is saprobic on dead, decayed stem of Teucrium
Foodplant / saprobe
partly immersed pseudothecium of Lophiostoma fuckelii var. fuckelii is saprobic on dead stem of Teucrium
Remarks: season: 3-10
Foodplant / feeds on
adult of Taeniothrips picipes feeds on live flower of Teucrium
Remarks: season: 3-9
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:155
Specimens with Sequences:159
Specimens with Barcodes:67
Species:80
Species With Barcodes:80
Public Records:132
Public Species:78
Public BINs:0
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Teucrium
Teucrium is a large genus of perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. The name is believed to refer to King Teucer of Troy.[3] Members of the genus are commonly known as germanders. There are hundreds of species, including herbs, shrubs or subshrubs. They are found all over the world but are most common in Mediterranean climates.[2][4][5][6]
An unusual feature of this genus compared with other members of Lamiaceae is that the flowers completely lack the upper lip of the corolla, although it is somewhat reduced also in other genera (Ajuga among them).
Several species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the Coleophora case-bearers Coleophora auricella and Coleophora chamaedriella. The latter is only known from Wall Germander (T. chamaedrys).
Teucrium species are rich in essential oils. They are valued as ornamental plants and a pollen source, and some species have culinary and/or medical value.
Selected species[edit]
Formerly placed here[edit]
- Ajuga chamaepitys (L.) Schreb. (as T. chamaepitys L.)[8]
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References[edit]
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- ^ "Genus: Teucrium L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Grieve, Maude (1971). A Modern Herbal. Courier Dover Publications. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-486-22798-6.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 17 Page 56 香科科属 xiang ke ke shu Teucrium Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 562. 1753.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Teucrium includes photos plus range maps for Europe + North America
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ "Teucrium". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Teucrium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
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