Teucrium polium
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| name = Felty germander
| image = TEUCRIUM POLIUM (ssp.aureum) - ENCIES- IB-651 (Timó groc).jpg
| image_caption = Teucrium polium ssp. aureum
| genus = Teucrium
| species = polium
| authority = L.
| synonyms =
- Teucrium capitatum L.
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Teucrium polium, known popularly as felty germander, is a sub-shrub and herb native to the western Mediterranean region (Albania, North Macedonia, Spain, France, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia).[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=203217 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families] Its flowers are small and range from pink to white, and its leaves are used in cooking and for medicine.
Traditional medicine
Teucrium polium is used for various supposed treatments in traditional medicine, although it has potential for causing liver toxicity.{{cite web|title=Germander|url=https://livertox.nih.gov/Germander.htm|publisher=LiverTox, US National Library of Medicine|access-date=9 November 2017|date=16 October 2017|pmid=31643176 }}
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Category:Plants described in 1753
Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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