Plants : LamiaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Teucrium scorodonia L.

Wood Sage

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Teucrium scorodonia

Description: A common native herbaceous perennial plant of acid heaths and woodland, with sage-like leaves (but lacking any scent) and one-sided spikes of small pale greenish-white flowers. Teucrium species all lack an upper lip to the flower, which otherwise has a structure typical of the family Labiatae (Lamiaceae).

All names: Teucrium scorodonia L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Teucrium scorodonia at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Teucrium scorodonia at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Teucrium scorodonia. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=4267. Accessed on 2026-11-02.