Stachys aspera Michx.
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Detail
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Stachys aspera Michx.
- Common Name
- Rough Hedge-nettle
- Synonym(s)
- Stachys hyssopifolia Michx. var. ambigua A. Gray; Stachys ambigua (A. Gray) Britt.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Stachys aspera Michx.
- Comments
- A problematic taxon of scattered distribution in the state. The larger morphological extremes of this species grade into Stachys hispida while the smaller extremes grade into S. hyssopifolia, of which S. aspera was once considered a variety.
- Habitat
- Freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes, tidal swamps, depression swamps and ponds, and wet clearings; prefers open or partly open habitats. Rare in all provinces.
- Native Status
- Native
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