Teucrium

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iTeucrium
Teucrium pyrenaicum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Teucrium L.
Species
Teucrium canadense Teucrium chamaedrys - wall germander Teucrium cossonii - fruity teucrium Teucrium cubense Teucrium fruticans - bush germander Teucrium glandulosum Teucrium laciniatum - lacy germander Teucrium marum - cat thyme germander Teucrium polium Teucrium pyrenaicum Teucrium scorodonia et al.

Teucrium is a genus of perennial plants, of the family Lamiaceae. These species are herbs, shrubs or subshrubs. They are native to the Mediterranean region. Common names for this genus include germanders.

A unique feature of this genus among 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).

Teucrium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the Coleophora case-bearers C. auricella and C. chamaedriella (the latter feeds exclusively on T. chamaedrys).