Smooth Hedgenettle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2025). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved.
Smooth Hedgenettle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/31/2025). (c) johnbotany, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Stachys tenuifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Stachys |
| Species: | S. tenuifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Stachys tenuifolia Willd.
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Stachys tenuifolia, the smooth hedgenettle,[1] is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae.
Distribution
[edit]The distribution of Stachys tenuifolia is Eastern Canada, to central and Eastern USA.[2] It is a wetland indicator species. Being found in wooded brownwater river bottoms and edges. [3]
Description
[edit]Identifying features for this species are a root system consisting of a taproot and rhizomes, and can spread to form vegetative colonies.[4] It is Pollinated primarily by long tongue bees producing 4 black nutlets and visited by short tongue bees, white flower flies feeding on its pollen. Due to the bitter foliage it is not often eaten by mammalian herbivores. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ "USDA Plants Database". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Stachys tenuifolia Willd. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Stachys tenuifolia (Smooth Hedge-nettle) - FSUS". fsus.ncbg.unc.edu. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ a b "Smooth Hedge Nettle (Stachys tenuifolia)". www.illinoiswildflowers.info. Retrieved 2025-05-07.