rough hedgenettle

Stachys rigida

Member of hedgenettles (genus Stachys)
mint family (family Lamiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple in flowering plants

This species has subspecies or variants that don't seem worth distinguishing.

pouch at base of corolla
inflorescence elongated
leaf blade 5–9 cm, ovate to lanceolate, base rounded to cordate, tip acute to obtuse; glabrous to soft-hairy (not silky), occasionally glandular
stem, herbage ± glandular, not resinous; lower corolla lip 4–6 mm wide
corolla pink, bracts rapidly reduced distally on stem

Toxicity of lamb's ears (Stachy spp.):
0 – Non-toxic.

Chris’s observations: 40 (18 are research grade)

Locations:

Calero CP: 6
Edgewood County Park & Natural Preserve: 5
Castle Rock SP: 3
Henry Coe SP: 3
Santa Teresa CP: 3
Almaden Quicksilver CP: 2
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP: 2
Sanborn CP: 2
Sierra Azul; OSP: 2
Stevens Creek CP: 2
El Corte de Madera OSP
Huckleberry Botanic RP
Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
Pleasanton Ridge RP
Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP
Sierra Vista OSP
Skyline Ridge OSP
Sunol Wilderness RP
Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area
Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Months:

Mar.: 3
Apr.: 12
May: 15
Jun.: 10

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Not all sites include this taxon:

Stachys rigida → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora