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Teucrium scorodonia L.

Wood Sage

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Lamiaceae (Nettle family)
Genus: Teucrium (Germander)

Synonyms

Teucrium scorodonia
Monochilon cordifolius
Scorodonia heteromalla
Scorodonia scorodonia
Scorodonia solitaria
Scorodonia sylvestris
Scorodonia trivialis
Scorodonia vulgaris
Teucrium salviifolium
Teucrium scorodonia subsp. gasparrinii
Teucrium sylvestre

Related species

Teucrium montanum L. - Mountain Germander
Teucrium chamaedrys L. - Wall Germander
Teucrium botrys L. - Cut-Leaved Germander
Teucrium scordium L. - Water Germander
Teucrium scorodonia L. - Wood Sage

Traits


    30–50 cm tall, perennial. inflorescence: clustered, in a terminal branched spike- to panicle-like whole-inflorescence. flowers: yellowish to greenish. corolla: apparently 1‑lipped, upper-lip deeply 2‑fissured and attached to the lower-lip, lower-lip therefore apparen...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Teucrium scorodonia

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Teucrium scorodonia

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Teucrium scorodonia

Teucrium scorodonia

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation

  • in nutrient-poor, acid habitats

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