| Other Names | Wood Sage, Canada Germander | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Teucrium canadense | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Mint ( Lamiaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals, 2 lipped
Upright, hairy perennial. Solitary, 4-angled stem, branched in upper portion. Flowers form colonies from creeping rhizomes FLower: To 3/4 in long, 5 pale pink to lavender petals with purple spots, united basally, tubular, 2 lipped at rim. Upper lip very short and deeply notched into 2 small toothlike segments Lower lip 3 lobed, the middle lobe broad and flat. Numerous flowers on spike. Leaves:2-4 in long, opposite, stalkead, densely hairy on lower surface, margins usually toothed. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 327 USDA: TECA3 | |||||||||||||
March - November
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