Texas Wildbuds
Teucrium depressum
(Desert Teucrium)
Teucrium depressum, Dog Canyon, Big Bend National Park 7153
Teucrium depressum, Dog Canyon, Big Bend National Park 7147
Teucrium depressum, Dog Canyon, Big Bend National Park 7172
Teucrium depressum, Dog Canyon, Big Bend National Park 7174
Teucrium depressum, Dog Canyon, Big Bend National Park 7136
Teucrium depressum, Dog Canyon, Big Bend National Park 7169
Teucrium depressum, Dog Canyon, Big Bend National Park 7158
| Scientific Name | Teucrium depressum (Teucrium cubense var. densum, Teucrium cubense ssp. depressum) |
USDA PLANTS Symbol | TECUD2 |
| Common Name | Desert Teucrium | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 522460 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Desert canyons, arroyos, scrublands. Plant: Low-growing colony-forming annual with several unbranched erect or decumbent, four-angled stems; usually less than 12 inches tall; stems and leaves are covered with soft, long hairs, especially in the upper parts of the plant. Leaves: Opposite, or appearing like whorls around the stem; oblong or spatulate 5/8 to 1-1/2 inches long; edges usually rolled to the underside; surfaces often gland-dotted;upper leaves in tight clusters as distance between whorls reduces. Inflorescence: Small flowers with white petals with blue or purple spots 1/2 or less inch long, somewhat obsure along the stem in the leaf axils; petals united at base forming two lips; upper lip deeply cut into two lobes; lower lip with 3 lobes, center lobe long and broad; 4 protruding stamens; each blossom subtended by a bell-shaped, bristly calyx with 5 pointed lobes 0.1 to 0.15 inches long. Bloom Period: Spring to fall. References: “The Other Side of Nowhere” by Roy Morey, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Flowering Plants of the Trans-Pecos Texas and Adjacent Areas" by Powell, Worthington and Powell and iNaturaist. | BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key |
Texas Status: Native |
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