Lamiaceae
Shrubby germander
Teucrium fruticans
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Teucrium
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- قطلم
- arz
- قطلم
- Chinese
- 銀石蚕, 银石蚕, 银香科科, 灌丛石蚕
- Croatian
- Grmasti dubačac
- Czech
- Ožanka křovitá
- English
- Shrubby germander, Tree germander, Olive-leaved germander
- French
- Germandrée arbustive
- Italian
- Camedrio femmina
- kab
- Icc n taqurt
- Maltese
- Żebbuġija
- Slovenian
- Grmičasti vrednik
Synonyms
- Chamaedrys latifolia (L.) Raf.
- Teucrium angustifolium Salisb.
- Teucrium fruticans f. albiflorum H.Lindb.
- Teucrium fruticans f. coloratum Maire
- Teucrium fruticans f. grandifolium Sennen
- Teucrium fruticans f. pallidum Maire
- Teucrium fruticans subsp. latifolium (L.) P.Silva & Teles
- Teucrium fruticans subsp. latifolium (L.) Arcang.
- Teucrium fruticans subsp. prostratum Gattef. & Maire
- Teucrium fruticans var. lancifolium Debeaux ex Clary
- Teucrium fruticans var. latifolium (L.) Schreb.
- Teucrium fruticans var. linearifolium Clary
- Teucrium fruticans var. minor Pau
- Teucrium fruticans var. pallidum (Maire) Sauvage
- Teucrium fruticans var. rotundifolium Dautez & Debeaux
- Teucrium glomeratum Cav.
- Teucrium latifolium L.
- Teucrium tomentosum Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: conapa técnico, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: fornaro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: conapa técnico, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Michielv, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Nedev Nikola, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.