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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stachys caroliniana
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stachys caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014)
Stachys caroliniana
COMMON NAME:
Carolina Hedgenettle
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species01
June SC
Corollas white, scarcely pinkish save for scattered spots on lower lip, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species02b
June SC
The central lobe of lower corolla lip nearly rotund, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species03c
June SC
Lower corolla lip declined up to 90 degrees from tube, to 7mm long, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species03d
June SC
Calyx densely short-soft pubescent with abundant delicate, stipitate glands, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species06
June SC
Midstem leaves generally largest, rounded to truncate at base, spreading, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species07b
June SC
Stems strictly erect, to 0.5m tall (occasionally branched at lowest node), per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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June SC
Bracts reduced upward, lowest lanceolate, progressively trullate to ovate, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species10
June SC
Axillary cymules each with 3 flowers, the verticils thus 6-flowered, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
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Jim Fowler jaf_stachys_species11
June SC
Note dense, short, uniform stem pubescence and relatively short calyx lobes, per A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stachys caroliniana
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stachys caroliniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A new hedge-nettle (Stachys: Lamiaceae) from SC (Nelson & Rayner, 2014)
Stachys caroliniana
3656
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Margins of natural depressions, wet pine flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
White
with scattered pinkish spots on lower lip
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
2-lipped corolla, upper hood-like, lower three-lobed
4 stamens, arched under the corolla's upper lip
Superior ovary
Bisexual
Inflorescence a series of interrupted verticils, commonly elongated with age
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p475
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p537
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