Seasonal Wild Flowers

Wood Sage

Teucrium scorodonia

Lamiaceae

July to September

It is found throughout the country except for parts of the East

Midlands.

See the BSBI distribution map for Wood Sage

It grows in well-drained woods, hedges, scrub, heaths, limestone

areas, dunes and shingle, and amongst Bracken.

Wood Sage is a native, rhizomatous, perennial herb, growing

up to 50cm.

The flowers are in spikes, pale yellow-green and up to 9mm.

There are 4 prominent stamens with purple anthers.

The style is green with forked stigmas.

Leaves are oval, gently toothed, wrinkly and up to 7cm.

Wood Sage is slightly aromatic.

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Wood Sage, Heysham Head, Lancs.

Near rocky shore with Bracken

Flower spikes

Front view - 4 stamens

Side view - green forked stigmas

Protruding styles and forked stigmas

in older flowers

Crinkly leaves