Teucrium cuneifolium
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Teucrium cuneifolium is a species of the genus Germander ( Teucrium ).
features
Teucrium cuneifolium is a subshrub that reaches heights of 10 to 25 centimeters. The plant is very dense green to white felted. The stem is hairy when pressed down. The leaves are wedge-shaped, ovate or rounded, 9 to 13 millimeters long and more than 8 millimeters wide. The chalice is 5 to 7 millimeters in size. The crown is cream-colored with spatulate side lobes.
The flowering period extends from May to June.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 52.
Occurrence
Teucrium cuneifolium is endemic to Crete in the prefecture of Chania. The species grows on limestone crevices at altitudes of 0 to 700 meters.
literature
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 258 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Teucrium cuneifolium at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis