Teucrium scordium L., 1753 35% complete

Water germander

Sp. pl. 2:565. 1753


Data sources

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Sourced6 Differs from sources4 Source not recorded12 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. pl. 2:565. 1753 No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Water germander No source recorded
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Observations Europe to N. China No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 38 cm
  • 37.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 500, 918
Differs from sources
Biological type hemicryptophyte
  • hemicryptophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 71, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color purple Differs from sources
Foliage texture empty Not on the record
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Maximum height 55 cm
  • 55 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 116, 174, 178, 500, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months feb, jul Sourced
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 8 / 9 · very humid air No source recorded
Source not recorded
Light 8 / 9 · light
  • 7 / 9 · half-light to light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178
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Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 6.5 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 5.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic)
  • 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 2 / 9 · very slightly saline (peroligohaline) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Other
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record