Wood Sage

Teucrium scorodonia

Plant Data

Order:

Lamiales

Family:

Lamiaceae (Dead-nettle)

Type:

Flower

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flower:

White, 2 petals

Flowers in pairs, pale greenish-yellow, 5-lobed lower lip, reddish anthers and 4 stamens.

Fruit:

Insignificant.

Leaves:

The leaves have irregularly toothed margins and are an elongated, egg-shaped and pointed at the tips. The slightly wrinkled leaves are arranged opposite one another along the stems.

Maximum Size:

40 centimetres tall

Foraging Notes:

This plant tastes like and can be used as a substitute for hops.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Aroma:

The leaves have a faint smell of hops.

Other Names:

Garlic Sage, Heart's-ease, Hind Heal, Large-leaved Germander, Woodland Germander.

Frequency (UK):

Common

Habitats:

Cliffs, heathland, hedgerows, rocks, sand dunes, scrub, seaside, woodland.