Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Teucrium scorodonia L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 564 (1753) |
Native Range | Europe, Tunisia, Madeira |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and heaths |
Description | pubescent, leaves triangular-ovate, 25-70mm long, crenate, finely corrugate, flowers ca. 1cm long, in more or less secund, sometimes ramose spike; variable |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Monochilon cordifolium Dulac Scorododia heteromala Moench Scorodonia scorodonia (L.) H.Karst. Scorodonia solitaria Stokes Scorodonia sylvestris (Lam.) Link Scorodonia trivialis Raf. Scorodonia vulgaris Raf. Teucrium salviifolium Salisb. Teucrium scorodonia var. crispum Druce Teucrium scorodonia ssp. gasparrinii Nyman Teucrium sylvestre Lam. |
Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (GRB Great Britain, IRE Ireland, NOR Norway) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, YUG Yugoslavia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (TUN Tunisia) 21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira) |