Teucrium veronicoides Maxim.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Teucrium

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, stoloniferous. Stems erect, 20-40 cm tall, spreading villous, much branched. Petiole 1-2 cm, spreading villous; leaf blade of mid stem leaves circular to ovate-triangular, 2-4 × 1.8-3 cm, basal leaf blade sometimes subreniform, 0.7-1.3 × 0.5-1.5 cm, adaxially appressed villous, abaxially puberulent except for villous veins, base truncate to subcordate, margin double crenate, apex obtuse to acute. Verticillasters 2-flowered, in spikes 5-10 cm; rachis villous; bracts ovate, 3-lobed. Pedicel 2.5-3.5 mm, villous. Calyx campanulate, 3-4 × 2-2.5 mm; teeth triangular, subequal, obtuse, subglabrous except for ciliate margin. Corolla purplish red, 7-8 mm, subglabrous outside; limb obliquely spreading, middle lobe subcircular, lateral lobes obliquely ovate-triangular and subequal. Nutlets chestnut brown, oblong-obovoid, ca. 1.2 mm, smooth. Fl. Jul.
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A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
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Blooming months
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OctNovDec
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Environment

It is a temperate plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 25 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Distribution

Teucrium veronicoides world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460783-1
WFO ID wfo-0000322712
COL ID 7C5SN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Teucrium veronicoides Teucrium nipponicum