Lamiaceae FAMILY
Teucrium scorodonia
Teucrium scorodonia
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Teucrium scorodonia is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeW. Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to Portugal, Italy, Croatia and Germany.
HabitatDry, not strongly calcareous, soils in woodlands, grassland, heaths and dunes[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. , 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ]. Also found on lime-free moorland soils[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].