American germander

(Teucrium canadense)

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American germander
 
Description

 

Distribution

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2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28, 29, 30.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae (green algae and land plants)

Subkingdom

Viridiplantae (green plants)

Infrakingdom

Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)

Superdivision

Embryophyta (land plants)

Division

Tracheophyta (vascular plants)

Subdivision

Spermatophytina (seed plants) / Angiospermae (flowering plants)

Class

Magnoliopsida (flowering plants)

Superorder

Asteranae

Order

Lamiales (mints, plantains, olives, and allies)

Family

Lamiaceae (mint)

Subfamily

Ajugoideae

Genus

Teucrium (woodsages)

   

Subordinate Taxa

American germander (Teucrium canadense var. canadense)

Canada germander (Teucrium canadense var. hypoleucum)

western germander (Teucrium canadense var. occidentale)

American germander (Teucrium canadense var. virginicum)

   

Synonyms

 

   

Common Names

American germander

Canada germander

germander

hairy germander

wood sage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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