Lamiaceae
Mint Family
Wood sage
Teucrium canadense L.
- Stem: perennial; 2’ to 3’ tall; branched above; hairy on the stem angles.
- Leaves: opposite; oval with short-tapered bases, pointed tips; 3” by 1” and smaller; 1/2” leaf stalks; toothed margins; long-hairy above and below.
- Inflorescence: raceme, at the stem tip and upper branches; to 6” long at maturity.
- Flowers: corolla pink-purple, 3/4” long, tubular with long, lower lobe, upper lobe missing; calyx funnel-shaped, 3/16” long, hairy; flowering from early July to mid-August.
- Fruits: four nutlets develop within calyx, 3/32” long; calyx becomes inflated in fruit; fruiting begins in mid-July.
- Habitat: common on moist prairies, in open places, and in open woods; also less common on drier sites; somewhat weedy on disturbed sites.
- Notes: Eilers and Roosa (1994) recognize two varieties, var. occidentale (Gray) McCl. & Epling and var. virginicum (L.) Eaton.
- Bibliography from Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Vascular Plants of Iowa
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