Teucrium canadense L.
Canada germander (American germander)
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Canada germander (American germander)
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Teucrium canadense var. occidentale
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from rhizome; stems solitary, erect, 20-100 cm tall, spreading-hairy, some gland-tipped, 4-angled.
Leaves:
Opposite, lance egg-shaped to narrowly elliptic or lance-oblong, 3-10 cm long, 1-4 cm wide, toothed, spreading- or appressed-hairy, some gland-tipped; short-stalked; lower leaves deciduous.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a crowded, spike-like raceme 5-20 cm long; bracts slender, about 1 cm long or less; corollas tubular, purplish, 11-18 mm long, 2-lipped, the lower lip longer than tube, with a broad, declined central lobe, the upper lip represented by 2 lobes that appear to be part of the lower lip, the corolla split on the upper side to the mouth of the calyx; calyces bell-shaped, 5-7 mm long, teeth 5, the upper 3 teeth deltoid or broader, pointed to blunt, the lower 2 longer and lance awl-shaped.
Fruits:
Nutlets, 4, almost completely joined.
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
Purple
Blooming Period:
Summer
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Summer to Fall
Source: The USDA