Teucrium fruticans
Bush Germander at Hughes, ACT
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| Teucrium fruticans | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Nov 2017 | |
| Teucrium fruticans | BettyDonWood | 4 Nov 2017 | |
| Unverified | BettyDonWood | 4 Nov 2017 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 9 Oct 2017 |
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8 comments
13 Oct 2017
What about Eremophila sp.? Shrub has been in position for at least 20-30 years.
29 Oct 2017
I don't know it at all. I am familiar with all the shapes of Eremophila flowers, and I don't think it is that. An exotic? It might have been planted by mistake for Rhagodia.
4 Nov 2017
It appears it is Teucrium sp. Evidently there are hundreds of species, subgenera etc, is named after King Teucer of Troy and is a very old plant group within the Lamiaceae!
5 Nov 2017
I suspect your closeup is of a flower that is nearly over. Do you have any photos of a flower front on? These are very distinctive. Teucrium is in the mint family, so the stems should be angled in cross-section, and the leaves aromatic.
Assuming it is Teucrium, it keys to racemosum in both Plantnet and Vicflora. Vicflora says the flowers are white, plantnet does not say i have only seen it white, and all the photos on ALA shoe white flowers.
Assuming it is Teucrium, it keys to racemosum in both Plantnet and Vicflora. Vicflora says the flowers are white, plantnet does not say i have only seen it white, and all the photos on ALA shoe white flowers.
5 Nov 2017
Looks like Teucrium fruticans which is not in Plantnet but is a possibility for a garden escape.
5 Nov 2017
Fruticans has shiny leaves, unfortunately, though there is a cultivar called 'Azurea' with silvery leaves. Here are some photos from a Flora. http://www.floracatalana.net/teucrium-fruticans-l-
If it is likely to be a weed, a vouchered specimen with a definite ID needs to be in the herbarium.
If it is likely to be a weed, a vouchered specimen with a definite ID needs to be in the herbarium.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101729-35.337425
- Altitude 597.6m
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 8 Oct 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Species information
- Teucrium fruticans Scientific name
- Bush Germander Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- 597.55m Recorded at altitude
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