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marsh hedge nettle
Stachys hispida
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American germanderTeucrium canadense
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
prairie woundwortStachys pilosa
smooth hedgenettleStachys tenuifolia
purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
Florida HedgenettleStachys floridana
Hyssopleaf HedgenettleStachys aspera
Broadtooth HedgenettleStachys latidens
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,687 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 617 |
| Wisconsin | 596 |
| Ontario | 579 |
| Michigan | 334 |
| Minnesota | 219 |
| New York | 113 |
| Illinois | 112 |
| Indiana | 92 |
| Virginia | 78 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales |
| Family | Mint Family · Lamiaceae |
| Genus | Hedgenettles · Stachys |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise marsh hedge nettle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.