Teucrium chamaedrys

Teucrium chamaedrys, the wall germander, is a species of plant native to the Mediterranean regions of Europe and North Africa, and the Middle East as far as Iran. It is used as an ornamental.

Subspecies

 * 1) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. albarracinii (Pau) Rech.f. - France, Spain
 * 2) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. algeriense Rech.f. - Algeria
 * 3) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. chamaedrys - central + southern Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran
 * 4) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. germanicum (F.Herm.) Rech.f. - France, Germany
 * 5) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. gracile (Batt.) Rech.f. - Algeria,  Morocco
 * 6) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. lydium O.Schwarz - Greece, Turkey
 * 7) Teucrium chamaedrys var. multinodum Bordz. - Caucasus
 * 8) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. nuchense (K.Koch) Rech.f. - Caucasus
 * 9) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. olympicum Rech.f. - Greece
 * 10) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. pectinatum Rech.f. - France, Italy
 * 11) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. pinnatifidum (Sennen) Rech.f. - France, Spain
 * 12) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. sinuatum (Celak.) Rech.f. - Iran, Iraq, Turkey
 * 13) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. syspirense (K.Koch) Rech.f. - Crimea, Caucasus, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan
 * 14) Teucrium chamaedrys subsp. tauricola Rech.f. - Turkey, Syria
 * 15) 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
Dietary supplements using germander are highly hepatotoxic and as of 2017 its sale has been prohibited.

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.