Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Lamiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stachys eplingii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
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Read more about Epling's Hedgenettle at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stachys eplingii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stachys eplingii
INCLUDED WITHIN Stachys (Labitae) in Southeastern United States (Nelson, 1981)
Stachys eplingii
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-20-003:
Stachys nuttallii FAMILY Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stachys nuttallii
COMMON NAME:
Epling's Hedgenettle
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_stachys_eplingii_4
June
This species has a scattered sporadic range in southern & central Appalachians, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_stachys_eplingii_8
June
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_stachys_eplingii_8b
June
Calyx lobes strongly deltoid, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stachys eplingii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stachys eplingii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Stachys eplingii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Stachys (Labitae) in Southeastern United States (Nelson, 1981)
Stachys eplingii
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-20-003:
Stachys nuttallii
FAMILY
Lamiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stachys nuttallii
2957
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests, bogs, calcareous fens, wet meadows over calcareous or mafic substrates, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Historically in NC, but not recently seen
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer
Pink/Lavender
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
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps
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