Cut-leaved germander  (Teucrium botrys)

Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Authentication

Information authenticated by Tim Rich of the National Museums and Galleries of Wales.

Glossary

  • Annual: lives or grows for just one year.
  • Biennial: A plant that lives for two years and typically flowers only in the second year.
  • Calcareous: containing free calcium carbonate, chalky.
  • Colonise: establish a colony (group of organisms living together).
  • Perennial: plants that live for at least three seasons; after an initial period they produce flowers once a year.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (2001) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Press, B. & Gibbons, B. (1993) Photographic field guide: Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe. New Holland (Publishers) Ltd., London.
  3. Winship, H. R. (1994) The conservation of cut-leaved germander Teucrium botrys Linnaeus. Eastleigh: Hampshire Wildlife Trust.
  4. Wigginton, M. J. (1999) British Red Data Books 1; Vascular Plants. 3rd Edition. JNCC, Peterborough.
  5. Rich, T. C. G. (1997) The management of semi-natural lowland grassland for selected rare and scarce vascular plants: a review. English Nature Research Reports no. 216. English Nature, Peterborough.
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