Kingdom Plantae Family Lamiaceae Scientific name Stachys albens Rank Species | Order Lamiales Genus Stachys Higher classification Stachys | |
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Similar Stachys, Lamiaceae, Stachys bullata, Stachys ajugoides, Stachys chamissonis | ||
Stachys albens, also known as whitestem hedgenettle or white hedgenettle, is a mint endemic to California. S. albens flowers have a 2-lipped, 5-lobed calyx, which is densely cob-webby and white to pinkish in color with purplish veins. The plant is fuzzy all over, with opposite, triangular, serrate leaves, a square stem, a layered spike of many small flowers, and a minty smell if bruised.
Distribution
Stachys albens occurs between 0 (sea level) and 9000 feet, in wet, swampy to seepy places in the following plant communities:
References
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