Stachys palustris L.

Locations ofStachys palustris L. in Virginia

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Family
Lamiaceae
Botanical Name
Stachys palustris L.
Common Name
Woundwort, Marsh Hedge-nettle, Marsh Woundwort
Synonym(s)
Stachys palustris L. var. palustris
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Stachys palustris L.
Comments
Four Virginia collections of this European introduction have been seen, three of them from roadsides in Burkes Garden (Tazewell County), the fourth in Fairfax County. The species is common and weedy in northern North America, but rarely found as far south as Virginia and West Virginia.
Habitat
Moist roadsides in Tazewell County (Ridge and Valley province); in tidal freshwater marsh in eastern Fairfax County (northern Coastal Plain). A rare introduction in Virginia.
Native Status
Introduced

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