| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Teucrium orientale L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 562 (1753) |
| Native Range | Caucaus to w. Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-2400m |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Melosmon orientale (L.) Raf. Teucrium nivale Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine, TUR Turkey) |
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