Species

Teucrium scordium L.

Water Germander

Lamiaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Teucrium scordium
Chamaedrys scordium

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


    10&#8211;40&#8239;cm tall, perennial. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> clustered, <ba>in a spike-like whole-inflorescence</ba>. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the upper whorls:</span> <ba><b>longer than the flowers</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</sp...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Teucrium scordium

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 scordium

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 scordium

Teucrium scordium

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands

  • in moist to wet, periodically flooded habitats

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