Stachys hyssopifolia Michx.

Locations ofStachys hyssopifolia Michx. in Virginia

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Family
Lamiaceae
Botanical Name
Stachys hyssopifolia Michx.
Common Name
Hyssop-leaf Hedge-nettle, Hyssop Hedge-nettle
Synonym(s)
Stachys hyssopifolia Michx. var. hyssopifolia (see S. aspera)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Stachys hyssopifolia Michx.
Comments
Widely scattered and quite rare in all three major physiographic provinces. Generally, a small-statured and very distinctive species; however, larger morphological extremes can occasionally grade into S. aspera.
Habitat
Wet meadows, fields, depressions, and sinkhole ponds; usually in draw-down zones of seasonally flooded habitats; shade-intolerant. Infrequent to rare in the mountains and Coastal Plain; rare in the Piedmont.
Native Status
Native

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