About Teucrium botrys L.
Teucrium botrys, commonly called cutleaf germander or cut-leaved germander, is a low to short downy plant that grows as an annual, and sometimes as a biennial. It was first documented by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and is classified in the genus Teucrium of the family Lamiaceae. Its leaves are oval in overall shape but deeply cut, giving them an almost pinnate appearance. The species produces two-lipped flowers with a very small upper lip; flower color ranges from pink to purple. Flowers grow in whorls that emerge from the stem at the base of the leaves. In the northern hemisphere, this plant flowers from June to October. It prefers growing in limy soils and bare stony ground. It is native to Western Europe, particularly France and Germany, and has been introduced to north-eastern North America.
