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Search Term(s): Teucrium canadense var. canadense   (1 record found)

LAMIACEAE
Mint Family
Teucrium canadense var. canadense  (Canadian germander)   
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Synonym
Teucrium canadense L. var. virginicum (L.) Eat.
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Teucrium: named for Teucer, a Trojan king who used the plant as a medicine; or possibly for Dr. Teucer, a botanist and physician; canadense: of or from Canada and North America
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Edges of salt marshes and brackish marshes, and moist fresh meadows
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
5
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
A variety of long-tongued bees, flies, butterflies and skippers are attractetd to the nectar found in the flowers.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
Hairs of the calyx and inflorescence not gland-tipped.
Additional Info
Mainly coastal, Nova Scotia south to Florida.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Brackish Tidal Herbaceous Wetlands
Tidal Salt Water High Marshes
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