About Teucrium argutum R.Br.
Teucrium argutum R.Br. is a perennial herb that typically grows up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. It often produces suckers and grows in a scrambling habit, with densely hairy, square-shaped branches in cross-section. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, and are broadly egg-shaped to triangular. The leaves measure 15–50 mm (0.59–1.97 in) long and 12–20 mm (0.47–0.79 in) wide, and grow from a petiole 3–18 mm (0.12–0.71 in) long. The leaves are hairy, with toothed or wavy margins. Flowers are arranged singly at the base of leaf-like bracts, and grow from a pedicel up to 2 mm (0.079 in) long. The five sepals are 4–7 mm (0.16–0.28 in) long, joined at the base for roughly half their length, and are densely covered with both stalked and sessile glands. The petals are pink-purple, and measure 8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) long. Flowering takes place from December to June. This native germander grows in forest and woodland habitats, ranging from near Lakeland on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, south to near Sydney.
