Lamiaceae · Teucrium

Woolly Germander

Teucrium tomentosum

Undershrub
Habit
Undershrub
Found in India
Karnataka
Flowering
September-May

Plant Details

Scientific name
Teucrium tomentosum
Genus
Teucrium
Family
Lamiaceae
Habitat
Hill slopes, shola and Evergreen forests, also in grasslands
Habitat type
Forest, Grassland
Native to
India
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting
September-May
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Toothed margin leaf character
Margin
Toothed
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry
Bilateral
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Nutlets

Typical of the Lamiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Woolly Germander

Woolly Germander (Teucrium tomentosum) is an undershrub belonging to the Lamiaceae family (Mint/Sage family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, verticillaster (whorled cymes) flower clusters, 4 nutlets fruit. It is typically found in hill slopes, shola and evergreen forests, also in grasslands. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-May.

Illustration representing the Lamiaceae family
Botanical family

Lamiaceae

Mint/Sage family

Woolly Germander belongs to the Lamiaceae family.

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