Bog Rosemary – Andromeda glaucophylla

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Teucrium montanum, the mountain germander, is a germander native to southern Europe, from Spain eastward to Turkey.[1][2] It forms shrubs about a foot high, with small leaves no more than an inch across, and petals blooming yellowish white. On south-facing mountain slopes, it can be found as far up as 2400 meters in the Alps.[3][not specific enough to verify]

The plant was known to the ancient Greeks, one of several plants named χαμαίπιτυς, as mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Latin work Historia Naturalis.[4]

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized: the nominate subspecies T. m. montanum, and T. m. helianthemoides (Adamovic) Baden.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Teucrium montanum L." Plants of the World Online.
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  3. ^ Bollinger, Markus (1986). Arbustos. Barcelona, Spain. ISBN 84-87535-15-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ "Greek-English Lexicon". perseus.tufts.edu. Tufts. Retrieved 5 June 2024.


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