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Ground-pine germander
Teucrium pseudochamaepitys
Irritating
Cat thyme germander
Teucrium capitatum
Irritating
What tells them apart
The leaf: entire and narrow, felted, on cat thyme germander; split into very fine strips here. And the flower: cream heads there, large loose white flowers here.
Harmless confusion
How to tell it
Leaves divided into three to five very narrow, almost thread-like segments, unlike any other germander's. White flowers, large, with no upper lip, as throughout the genus. A hairy four-angled stem.
How to tell it
Narrow leaves with down-rolled margins, white-felted on both sides. Globe-shaped flower heads at each stem tip, cream or pinkish. As in all germanders, the flower has no upper lip.