Teucrium cubense subsp. depressum

Dwarf germander, Dwarf Germander

Family: Lamiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Dwarf germander is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native perennial found in the southern desert regions in sandy soils, washes, fields, and alkaline flats at elevations below 400 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces small white to pale purple flowers with bristle-tipped calyx lobes. Growing with compact stems 10 to 20 centimeters tall, it forms low, spreading clusters. Its leaves are distinctive, with lower leaves 2 to 4 centimeters long, broadly ovate to obovate and slightly lobed or crenate, while upper leaves are smaller and typically deeply three-lobed. The delicate flowers are approximately 7 to 15 millimeters long, with a subtly puberulent interior.

Habitat: Sandy soils, washes, fields, alkaline flats

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: < 400 m

Bioregions: DSon

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.