Teucrium scordiumL.

water germanderwood sage

WFO wfo-0000322612 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Teucrium scordium, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. a Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / 2020-06-18 / obs. 80251399
Teucrium scordium, photographed by Yves Bas
fig. b Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 45929557
Teucrium scordium, photographed by Dag Endresen
fig. c Dag Endresen, CC0 1.0 / obs. 9379528
Teucrium scordium, photographed by Igor Balashov
fig. d Igor Balashov, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 153071926
Teucrium scordium, photographed by Yves Bas
fig. e Yves Bas, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 160252903
Teucrium scordium, photographed by Дмитрий Дунин
fig. f Дмитрий Дунин, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 147441716
Teucrium scordium, photographed by Анна Митрошенкова
fig. g Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 148330959
Teucrium scordium, photographed by David Delon
fig. h David Delon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 144752347

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Native range 58 botanical countries

Regions where Teucrium scordium is native: Algeria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, China North-Central, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Pakistan, West Himalaya, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine AlgeriaEritreaEthiopiaMoroccoTunisiaAfghanistanChina North-CentralCyprusEast Aegean Is.IranKazakhstanKirgizstanLebanon-SyriaNorth CaucasusPalestineTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangPakistanWest HimalayaAlbaniaAustriaBaltic StatesBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCentral European RussiaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaDenmarkEast European RussiaFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIrelandItalyKritiKrymNetherlandsNorthwest European RussiaNW. Balkan Pen.PolandPortugalRomaniaSiciliaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-EuropeUkraine BalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Teucrium scordium, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Baltic States BLT
Belarus BLR
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Central European Russia RUC
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
Denmark DEN
East European Russia RUE
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain GRB
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Ireland IRE
Italy ITA
Kriti KRI
Krym KRY
Netherlands NET
Northwest European Russia RUW
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Poland POL
Portugal POR
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
Spain SPA
Sweden SWE
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Ukraine UKR
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China North-Central CHN
Cyprus CYP
East Aegean Is. EAI
Iran IRN
Kazakhstan KAZ
Kirgizstan KGZ
Lebanon-Syria LBS
North Caucasus NCS
Palestine PAL
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Morocco MOR
Tunisia TUN
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL
West Himalaya WHM

Not drawn on the map: Great Britain. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 30 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Chamaedrys palustris (Lam.) Gray
  • Chamaedrys scordium (L.) Moench
  • Monochilon palustris (Lam.) Dulac
  • Scordium altaicum Gilib.
  • Scordium officinale Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
  • Scordium palustre (Lam.) Fourr.
  • Scordium procumbens Lag.
  • Scordium scordioides (Schreb.) Fourr.
  • Teucrium abyssinicum Hochst. ex Benth.
  • Teucrium amplexicaule Wallr.
  • Teucrium arenarium S.G.Gmel.
  • Teucrium caucasicum Willd. ex Spreng.
  • Teucrium corbariense Pourr. ex Nyman
  • Teucrium elongatum Menyh.
  • Teucrium lanuginosum Hoffmanns. & Link
  • Teucrium palustre Lam.
  • Teucrium petkovii Urum.
  • Teucrium scordioides Schreb.
  • Teucrium scordioides var. lanuginosum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Nyman
  • Teucrium scordium prol. brevifolium R.Uechtr. ex Velen.
  • Teucrium scordium subsp. palustre Gams
  • Teucrium scordium var. camusianum Rouy
  • Teucrium scordium var. glabrescens (Murata) Hedge & Lamond
  • Teucrium scordium var. microphyllum A.Rich.

and 6 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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