Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides (Schreb.) Arcang.

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Teucrium// Species: Teucrium scordium L.// Subspecies: Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides (Schreb.) Arcang.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Lifeform: Perrenial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native to Northwest Africa, from Italy  and Southeast Europe to China (Xinjiang) according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Wet habitats- near streams.

Flowering period: Summer-autumn: AUG, SEP.

Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – habit. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – habit. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – habit. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – flowering stem with verticillasters. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – flowering stem with verticillasters. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – flowers. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 20.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – habit. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – stem with flowers and cauline leaves. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – flowers. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – flowers. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides – leaf. Osogovo, near vilage of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Teucrium scordium subsp. scordioides (Schreb.) Arcang. Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77189767-1 [Accessed 12. 02.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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