Teucrium glandulosum explained

Teucrium glandulosum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names sticky germander and desert germander. It is native to the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, Baja California, Baja California Sur, and San Bernardino County in California.^{[1] [2] [3]} It grows in rocky desert habitat such as canyons. The plant produces three-lobed leaves on its branching stem. The flowers have purple-streaked white corollas up to 2 centimeters long each with a large lower lobe and smaller lateral lobes. The inside of the flower is very hairy.^[4]

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=202945 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Teucrium%20glandulosum.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
3. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert, 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
4. McClintock, E. M. & C. Epling. 1946. A revision of Teucrium in the New World, with observations on its variation, geographical distribution and history. Brittonia 5(5): 491–510