Family Index

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Scientific Name

Teucrium corymbosum

Family Name

LAMIACEAE (LABIATAE)

Common Name

Forest Germander

Status

Rare

Height

60-100cm

Flowers

White, 8-10mm long, with 5 spreading lobes. Borne in loose groups of 3-7 flowers.

Fruit

Capsule

Form

Erect perennial herb with opposite leaves, rigid square stems and toothed or lobed leaves. The undersides of the leaves are covered with grey hair.

Municipalities

Break O'Day; Brighton; Clarence; Derwent Valley; Glamorgan-Spring Bay; Glenorchy; Launceston; Northern Midlands; Southern Midlands

Communities

Habitat Notes

Allocasuarina verticillata woodlands, Eucalyptus viminalis woodlands and native grasslands in the East of the State.

Site Tolerance

Frost Tolerance

Soil Tolerance

General Notes

Grown from seed or cuttings. Suitable below powerlines.

Propagation Details

Propagation Calendar

Flowering Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Collecting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Sowing Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Cutting Months

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Fruits are small papery capsules, about 1.5mm long, that are brown and dry when mature. Capsules split and release fine seed which is brown when ripe. Collect seed from mid-Jan. to early Feb. Sieve to clean. Seed should be sown fresh.

Seed Treatment Method

Seed Storage Life

Viable Seeds Per Gram

Seed Treatment Notes

Germination Time

Suitable for Direct Seeding

Cuttings

Expected Time to Take Root

Expected Time to Plant Out

Propagation by Division N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.

Yes

Cutting Notes