Cut-leaved germander  (Teucrium botrys)

This species declined in the UK after the 1930s, and is currently known from just six sites in the south of England (2), having disappeared from another nine (4). It is widespread in western, southern and central Europe, reaching east to Poland and Romania, and north to the UK, and also occurs in Algeria (2).

It is recorded from arable field margins, fallow fields, open grasslands, disused quarries and chalk spoil heaps, as well as a chalk river cliff with open scrub. It is especially characteristic of open, disturbed sites and usually occurs on fairly bare soil. It is very tolerant of drought but not shade. The soils are usually bare, calcareous mineral soils low in nutrients (individual plants may benefit from nutrients from rabbit latrines) and it will also thrive on open, nutrient-rich soils (3), (4).