Teucrium canadense var. canadense

Classification	Dicots
Family	Lamiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Teucrium
Species:	Teucrium canadense
Infraspecies:	Teucrium canadense L. var. canadense
Common Name	Canada Germander
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Pink; Carpel Number/Pistil: 2; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value	4
Status	Native; TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5T5 (Global Rank)

** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Teucrium canadense var. angustatum	Teucrium canadense var. angustatum Gray
Teucrium canadense var. littorale	Teucrium canadense var. littorale (Bickn.) Fern.
Teucrium canadense var. virginicum	Teucrium canadense var. virginicum (L.) Eat.
Teucrium littorale	Teucrium littorale Bickn.