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| Scientific Name | Teucrium coahuilanum (Teucrium cubense var. laevigatum, Teucrium cubense ssp. laevigatum) |
USDA PLANTS Symbol | TECUL2 |
| Common Name | Coahuila Germander | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 832932 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
var. laevigatum and ssp. laevigatum |
| Description | Habitat: Desert canyons and wooded slopes; in Texas, in the Chisos Mountains. Plant: Upright annual or perennial with several stems from base, 6 to 28 inches tall, unbranched, smooth. Leaves: Opposite 1/2 to 2 inches long with 2 to 5 deep lobes cut almost through the leaf; segments are linear; edges flat or rolled to the underside; surfaces often gland-dotted, not hairy. Inflorescence: Small flowers with white petals with purple streaks 1/2 to 3/4-inch long, rising from leaf axils along the stem; petals united at base forming two lips; upper lip deeply cut into two lobes; lower lip with 3 lobes, center lobe long and broad; hairy throat; 4 arching, protruding stamens; each blossom subtended by a bell-shaped calyx with 5 lobes. Bloom Period: July to November. References: "Flowering Plants of the Trans-Pecos Texas and Adjacent Areas" by Powell, Worthington and Powell and iNaturalist; T. cubense ssp. laevigatum in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. | BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key |
Texas Status: Native |
| 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 |
