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 Size: Color: Hairy: 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. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: 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 References: 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