Lamiaceae

Canada germander

Teucrium canadense L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Teucrium

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Canada germander (Teucrium canadense) — FlowerPhoto: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 加拿大石蚕
English: Canada germander, American germander, Creeping germander

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 3,276 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Courtney R., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lauren McLaurin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: [ https://www.inaturalist.org/users/alex_abair Alex Abair}, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bandreas01, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mina Hoskins, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: msmarph, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.