Common name
English: Woodland germander
German: Salbei-Gamander
Portuguese: Escórdio
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2595)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2492)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2107)
Order: Lamiales (171)
Family: Lamiaceae (93)(family description)
Genus: Teucrium (3)
Epithet: scorodonia L. (2)
Synonyms: Monochilon cordifolius Dulac, Scorodonia heteromalla Moench, Scorodonia solitaria Stokes, Scorodonia sylvestris (Lam.) Link, Scorodonia trivialis Raf., Scorodonia vulgaris Raf., Teucrium salviifolium Salisb., Teucrium sylvestre Lam.
cordifolius => with heart-shaped leaves
heteromalla => with variable hairs or bristles
salviifolium => with leaves like Sage, Salvia
scorodonia => garlic-like
solitaria => solitary, lonely, monotypic genus
sylvestre => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests
sylvestris => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests
trivialis => common, commonplace, ordinary, trivial
vulgaris => common, everyday
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, yellow, beige
External links
Check for Teucrium scorodonia at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [712] Teucrium scorodonia - Plants For A Future database
Literature
- [17] Rothmaler, W. (1995): Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, Band 3, Gefäßpflanzen: Atlasband. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany.