Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_2394.JPG-07-05-2022
Flower name (scientific): Stachys hispida Pursh PY: 1813. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) STAH-kees HIS-pid-ah
Flower name (common): Hairy Hedge Nettle
Family name (common): Mint
Family name (scientific): Lamiaceae
Scientific name origin:
     Genus: Latin name used by Pliny, taken from the Greek name στάχυς (stáchys) used by Dioscorides, for the spike like inflorescene, with an alusion to the spike of an ear of corn.
    Specific epithet: Latin for bristly, having stiff hairs.
Common name origin: From the stiff hairs, and hedge nettle for plants of the genius Stachys.
Flower description:
     Size: 0.5 to 0.8 inches (1.3 to 2.0 cm) long.
     Petal count: 2 (Corolla bilabiate, lower corolla lip 3-lobed).
     Color: pink with purple
     Other: flower arrangement, Spike
Plant description:
     Size: 12 to 48 inches (30 to 122 cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, narrowly oblong or lanceolate
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): June to August
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
Habitat: Woodland margins, meadows, streambanks, swamps, marshes, pond margins, moist to wet, shade to semi shade.
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Latitude: 44.801525
Longitude: -91.499910
Altitude: 219.70
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, ME, MN, MO, ND, NY, OH, TN, VT, WI) Click here for distribution map
In Canada: (MB, ON, QC) Click here for distribution map
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Synonym(s):
Basionym: na
Homotypic Synonym(s): Stachys tenuifolia var. hispida (Pursh) Fernald. Stachys pilosa subsp. hispida (Pursh) Á. Löve & D. Löve.
Heterotypic Synonym(s):
Autonym: na
Wetland Status (NC): Not listed
Wetland Status (MW): Not listed