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Rough Hedgenettle

Stachys rigida

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 California.January 194, February 168, March 175, April 323, May 257, June 155, July 133, August 135, September 172, October 175, November 226, December 174.
California5,596
United States2,507
Oregon306
Mexico51
Baja California51
Nevada39
Washington23
Idaho3

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 Rough Hedgenettle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.