Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_0971.JPG-07-02-2017
Flower name (scientific): Teucrium canadense Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) TEW-kree-um ka-na-DEN-see
Flower name (common): Germander
Family name (common): Mint (Deadnettle)
Family name (scientific): Lamiaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: A name employed by Dioscorides, from the Greek τεύκριον. Possibly named for Teucer, according to Greek mythology, first king of Troy.
    Specific epithet: From or referring to Canada.
Common name origin: Dates back to at least the 14th century. There is a link back to a Greek word meaning ground oak, referencing the possible similarity between the leaves of the species and those of the oak.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.3 to 0.8 inches (0.8 to 2.0 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: white or purple
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description: Erect
     Size: 12 to 40 inches (30 to 102 cm)
     Stem hairy:
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Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
     Size: Leaves up to 12 cm long and up to 5 to 6 cm wide.
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     Other: Shape: leaf, broadly ovate or lanceolate (IL)
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common
Bloom time (typical): July to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Prairies, fields, forests, woods, streambanks, pond margins, roadsides, sun or part shade, moist to wet.
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Similar species (if any): Stachys pilosa (Woundwort), Stachys tenuifolia (Thinleaf Betony), Stachys hispida (Hairy Hedge Nettle), Stachys palustris (Marsh Hedge Nettle), Stachys arenicola (Hedge-nettle, Marsh Hedge-nettle) have some resemblance to Teucrium canadense. The key feature to look for to differentiate Teucrium canadense from these Stachys species is the absence of an upper lip, or a greatly reduced lip for T. canadense.
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Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map
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Basionym: na
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Autonym: Teucrium canadense var. canadense (The other infraspecifics are Teucrium canadense var. hypoleucum Grisebach, Teucrium canadense var. occidentale (A. Gray) E. M. McClintock & Epling, Teucrium canadense var. virginicum (Linnaeus) Eaton. All three of these varieties occur in the US.)
Wetland Status (NC): FACW
Wetland Status (MW): FACW