Stachys arenicola Britt.
Detail
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Botanical Name
- Stachys arenicola Britt.
- Common Name
- Hairy Hedge-nettle
- Synonym(s)
- Stachys pilosa Nutt. var. arenicola (Britt.) Mulligan & Monroe; Stachys palustris L. var. pilosa (Nutt.) Fernald
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Stachys arenicola Britt.
- Comments
- This Stachys differs from our other native species by having spreading hairs on both the stem angles and sides (vs. angles only) and strongly velvety-pubescent foliage (vs. strigose-hairy, hispid, or glabrous foliage). See also the introduced S. palustris, of which this species was formerly treated as a variety.
- Habitat
- Fens, wet meadows, power-line clearings, and depression swamps on soils weathered from carbonate or basic intrusive rocks; appears to be moderately shade-intolerant. Rare in mountains (Ridge and Valley), Piedmont Triassic Basin, and extreme inner Coastal Plain of n. Virginia.
- Native Status
- Native
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