The Collaborative International Dictionary
Germander \Ger*man"der\, n. [OE. germaunder, F. germandr['e]e, It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr.?; ? on the earth or ground + ? tree. See Humble, and Tree.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Cham[ae]drys or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.
American germander, Teucrium Canadense.
Germander chickweed, Veronica agrestis.
Water germander, Teucrium Scordium.
Wood germander, Teucrium Scorodonia.
Wikipedia
Teucrium chamaedrys, the wall germander, is a species of ornamental plant native to Mediterranean region of Europe and North Africa, and to the Middle East as far east as Iran. It was historically used as a medicinal herb for the treatment of gout and sometimes as a component of Venice treacle.
Subspecies- 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