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Teucrium canadense L.

Canada germander, American germander, Canadian germander, Germander, Hairy germander, Wood sage
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

USDA Symbol: TECA3
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Teucrium canadense

American Germander

Lamiaceae

Location: 12 m S of the new Iron Bridge & 4 m W of the walking path--Oakwell Farms.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Heavy shade. Recumbent on stream bank in alkaline, alluvial soil. Occasionally flooded. Small colony, not common in this community.

Description: Erect, single stalked perennial, 1.2 m tall. Some plants branching near extremity. Leaves narrowly eliptic, acute both ends, to 4x12 cm wide/long, alternate, stipitate, petioled. Flowers in dense, bracteate spikes. Calyces tubular with deltoid lobes. Corolla lavender with dark dots.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Aug 3, 1987
 Specimen number: 289

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0537
 Accession Date: Aug 24, 1993
 Accession Number: 40

Annotations: SCFXB

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