| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Teucrium orientale L. |
| Synonyms | Teucrium nivale Boiss. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-2100m |
| Description | leaves subsessile, bi- or tripinnatisect, segments linear, greenish, subglabrous, flowers in paniculate inflorescence, corolla 12-18mm long |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | bluish lilac |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | LAMIACEAE
orientale glabrescens Hausskn. ex Bornm., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 48: 624 (1898)
orientale gloeotrichum Rech.f., Fl. Iranica [Rechinger] 150: 41 (1982)
orientale puberulens Ekim, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38(1): 58 (1980)
orientale taylorii (Boiss.) Rech.f., ibid.
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