Teucrium canadense
Family:
Lamiaceae
Common Name(s):
American germander
Flowering Time:
June to July
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Nutlets turn brown
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Early August in wet habitats; mid September in dry prairie, woods
Seed Cleaning:
None required
Storage:
Dry
Restoration Potential:
Proven performer
Notes
Experimental seed addition in a small field study resulted in establishment of American germander seedlings in 38-63% of plots after three years (Brudvig et al. 2011).
Spreads extensively vegetatively (Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991), forming colonies (Mabry, personal observation).
