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Tree Germander

Teucrium fruticans

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 15, February 42, March 77, April 122, May 58, June 3, July 3, August 4, September 10, October 8, November 12, December 11.
Spain365
Andalucía329
Italy309
Isole173
Portugal77
Centro74
New Zealand67
Sud53
Wellington Region25
BEJA25

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusWoodsages · Teucrium

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Sources

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Practise Tree Germander with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.