Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Iúr sléibhe Family: Lamiaceae Flowering time: July-September. Perennial. Native. Long racemes of greenish-yellow flowers in opposite pairs, the coralla tube 2 x length calyx. Seeds are smooth nutlets. Erect stems with stalked, pointed-oval leaves which are wrinkled, blunt toothed and downy. Height 25-60 cm Grows on dry banks, woodland, roadsides and heaths and can be frequent in mountain areas. Less common in central Ireland.

Wood Sage, Teucrium scorodonia, Iúr sléibhe