| Teucrium capitatum L., it is a canescent sub-shrub that branches at the base into upright, ascending, or recumbent and unbranching stems. It thus sometimes has spherical or rhomboid shape with a diameter of 15-40 cm. All parts of the plant are covered with gray-white hairs. The cross-section of the stem is round, an exception to the rule in the family in which most members have quadrangular stems. The plant has a distinctive odor, which is reminiscent of sweets and not overly strong. The knowledgeable can distinguish between populations and varieties within the species by differences in their smell, coloration, and pubescence. The species can be recognized by its leaves: they are gray, small, elongated, sessile, soft, wooly, and pleasant to the touch. Leaf margins are crenate (with rounded teeth) and occasionally revolute (curling inwards). The leaves curl in a very distinctive manner. Flowers throughout the summer from April to August. The flowers have a single lip, are small, white, and arranged in a dense, spherical inflorescence at the tip of the stems. The flowers are pollinated by bees and ants. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Apr-Aug, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: MED+IT, Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460297-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/460297-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000321949, https://www.gbif.org/species/7308670, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/145015/teucrium-capitatum-l, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/TEUCAP/, https://www.wildflowers.co.il/english/plant.asp?ID=596, https://florapal.org/plant/teucrium-capitatum/, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Teucriumcapitatum_page.htm, https://osogovonature.com/2020/03/06/teucrium-polium/ |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Jabal Nafusa |
| Tarhonah 2016 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
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| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Marzouk, R.I. & El-Badan, G.E. (2018) Molecular Characterization of Teucrium L. (Lamiaceae) as a Prerequisite for its Conservation. Asian J. Biol. Sci., 11 (1): 16-23, 2018. https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajbs.2018.16.23 | Molecular Characterization of Teucrium L. 2018 |
| Marzouk, R.I., EL-Darier, S.M., Askar, A.M. (2017) Pollen Morphology of Teucrium L. (Lamiaceae, Ajugoideae) in Libya. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 24(2): 219-226, 2017 (December). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ream-Marzouk | Pollen morphology of Teucrium L. 2017 |
| Marzouk, R.I., EL-Darier, S.M., Askar, A.M. (2016) Nutlet micromorphological characters of Teucrium taxa (Lamiaceae) in Libya. Phytotaxa 263 (3): 245-254. https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.263.3.5 | Nutlet micromorphological characters of Teucrium taxa 2016_compressed |
