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Coastal Hedge-nettle

Stachys chamissonis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 75, February 70, March 109, April 127, May 197, June 338, July 335, August 168, September 107, October 85, November 68, December 69.
United States3,293
British Columbia3,060
Washington2,733
Oregon1,533
Canada1,335
California850

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
GenusHedgenettles · Stachys

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Coastal Hedge-nettle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.