Teucrium canadense Linnaeus var. canadense . Common name: Common Germander. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Rich bottomlands, prairies, marshes. Distribution: NS south to FL, west to TX, OK, and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo3, NE, Tx; < Teucrium canadense L. — Fl6, GW2, Mex, NcTx, NY, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3; > Teucrium canadense L. — S; >< Teucrium canadense L. var. angustatum A.Gray — McClintock & Epling (1946); > Teucrium canadense L. var. canadense — C, F, G, Pa, Tat, McClintock & Epling (1946); > Teucrium canadense L. var. virginicum (L.) Eaton — C, F, G, Pa, Tat; > Teucrium littorale E.P.Bicknell — S; Teucrium canadense L. Basionym: Teucrium canadense L. 1753
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect perennial of rich bottomlands, prairies and marshes.
Stems: Stems stout, 4-angled, unbranched or with a few branches above, very hairy.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate (upper leaves sessile), lance-oval to oblong, to 5 in. long, coarsely toothed, with deeply etched veins, hairy; strong odor when crushed.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in conical terminal spikes, flowers blooming from bottom up; pale pink to whitish with dark pink spots, about 1/3 in. long, tubular, divided into 2 lips, the upper one consisting of 2 small, erect, horn-shaped lobes and the lower one consisting of a wide downward-spreading center lobe and 2 narrow lateral lobes; corolla covered with tiny, glandular hairs.
Fruits:
Comments: Several varieties are sometimes recognized: ???
Height: 2-3 ft.
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description: Erect perennial of rich bottomlands, prairies and marshes.
stems: Stems stout, 4-angled, unbranched or with a few branches above, very hairy.
leaves: Leaves opposite, petiolate (upper leaves sessile), lance-oval to oblong, to 5 in. long, coarsely toothed, with deeply etched veins, hairy; strong odor when crushed.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in conical terminal spikes, flowers blooming from bottom up; pale pink to whitish with dark pink spots, about 1/3 in. long, tubular, divided into 2 lips, the upper one consisting of 2 small, erect, horn-shaped lobes and the lower one consisting of a wide downward-spreading center lobe and 2 narrow lateral lobes; corolla covered with tiny, glandular hairs.
fruits:
comments: Several varieties are sometimes recognized: ???
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