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Native Germander

Teucrium argutum

Native Germander
Photo: Don and Betty Wood, CC BY 3.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. Australia
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Teucrium argutum, commonly known as native germander, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a perennial herb often suckering, with hairy, broadly egg-shaped leaves with toothed or wavy edges, and pink-purple flowers.

Where it grows

Native germander grows in forest and woodland from near Lakeland on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, south to near Sydney.

Other Teucrium plants

African Woodsage · Teucrium albicaule · Teucrium aroanium · Teucrium balfourii · Teucrium balthazaris · Teucrium betchei · Cutleaf germander · Canada germander · Wall germander · Forest Germander · Small coastal germander · Shrubby germander

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Teucrium argutum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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