Stachys albens explained

Stachys albens, also known as whitestem hedgenettle or white hedgenettle, is a mint endemic to California.[1] S. albens flowers have a 2-lipped, 5-lobed calyx, which is densely cob-webby and white to pinkish in color with purplish veins.[2] [3] 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.[4]

Distribution

Stachys albens occurs between 0 (sea level) and 9000 feet, in wet, swampy to seepy places in the following plant communities:[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7754 Calflora: Stachys albens
  2. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4745,4903,4907 UC/JEPS: Jepson Manual treatment for STACHYS albens
  3. Book: Norman F. Weeden . A Sierra Nevada Flora . 1996 . 4th . Wilderness Press . Berkeley CA . 0-89997-204-7 . registration .
  4. Book: Karen Wiese . Sierra Nevada Wildflowers . 2013 . 2nd . Falcon Guides . 978-0-7627-8034-1.