Teucrium chamaedrys

• Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. albarracinii (Pau) Rech.f. - France, Spain • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. algeriense Rech.f. - Algeria • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. chamaedrys - central + southern Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. germanicum (F.Herm.) Rech.f. - France, Germany • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. gracile (Batt.) Rech.f. - Algeria, Morocco • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. lydium O.Schwarz - Greece, Turkey • Teucrium chamaedrys var. multinodum Bordz. - Caucasus • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. nuchense (K.Koch) Rech.f. - Caucasus • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. olympicum Rech.f. - Greece • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. pectinatum Rech.f. - France, Italy • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. pinnatifidum (Sennen) Rech.f. - France, Spain • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. sinuatum (Celak.) Rech.f. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. syspirense (K.Koch) Rech.f. - Crimea, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. tauricola Rech.f. - Turkey, Syria • Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. trapezunticum Rech.f. - Caucasus, Turkey ==Appearance==

Wall germander is a creeping evergreen perennial 6–18 inches tall. Its scalloped, opposite leaves are 0.5–1.5 inches long, dark green, and shiny. In late summer, tubular flowers grow in whorls from the leaf axils. == Dietary supplements ==

Bans Dietary supplements using germander are highly hepatotoxic (causing liver damage). Its sale was prohibited in France by the French Ministry of Health in April 1992. It causes acute hepatitis with an onset delay of 6 weeks to 6 months, and as of 1992 there has been at least one known case of fatal hepatic dysfunction (death from liver damage). As of 2017 its sale has been prohibited in the USA. History Prior to being identified as hepatotoxic, this herb was sold in European pharmacies and health specialty stores for a variety of uses, including the following: • slimming diet • treatment of mild diarrhea • topical analgesic for oral cavity infections ==Cultivation==

Wall germander can be grown in USDA Zones 5–10. It may be propagated by vegetative cuttings or by the division of established clumps. ==Gallery==

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