Lamiaceae
Oriental germander
Teucrium orientale
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Teucrium
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Common names
By language (7)
- Azerbaijani
- Şərq məryəmnoxudu
- Belarusian
- Дуброўнік усходні
- Chinese
- 东方香科科
- English
- Oriental germander
- Hebrew
- געדה מזרחית
- Persian
- مریم نخودی شرقی بیکرک
- Russian
- Дубровник восточный
Synonyms
- Melosmon orientale (L.) Raf.
Flowers
- In flower
- June (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mikhail Morozov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Afanasovich Alexey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Afanasovich Alexey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: coniver, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stanislav Murashkin, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: clemens.gr9, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dmitry Ivanov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yelena_antipova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: валеннита, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: yelena_antipova, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Teucrium
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- Water germanderTeucrium scordiumLamiaceae
- Teucrium poliumLamiaceae
- Shrubby germanderTeucrium fruticansLamiaceae
- Cut-leaved germanderTeucrium botrysLamiaceae
- Mountain germanderTeucrium montanumLamiaceae
- Teucrium marumLamiaceae
- Felty germanderTeucrium capitatumLamiaceae
- Small coastal germanderTeucrium cubenseLamiaceae
- Yellow germanderTeucrium flavumLamiaceae
- Teucrium balfouriiLamiaceae
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.