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Teucrium aureum Schreb.  
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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesTeucrium aureum Schreb. 
BibliographyPl. Verticill. Unilab. Gen. Sp.: xliii (1773)
Native Rangene. & se. Spain to Italy
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptionwhite and yellow tomentose, leaves sessile, oblong or linear, obtuse, revolute, crenate, floral heads oblong, dense, solitary, terminal, calyx lobes lanceolate
Size12-30cm
Coloryellow, white, purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPolium aureum (Schreb.) Moench
Polium massiliense Jord. & Fourr.
Polium saxicola Jord. & Fourr.
Teucrium capitatum var. flavescens (Schreb.) Nyman
Teucrium commune ssp. aureum (Schreb.) Rouy
Teucrium flavescens Schreb.
Teucrium flavicans Lam.
Teucrium lagascae Sennen
Teucrium polium ssp. aureum (Schreb.) Arcang.
Teucrium queraltae Sennen
Territory1 Europe
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy)
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