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.

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• 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.

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Chris’s observations: 35 (17 are research grade)

Locations:

• Calero CP: 4
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 4
• 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
• Huckleberry Botanic RP
• Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland
• Pleasanton Ridge RP
• Sierra Vista OSP
• Skyline Ridge OSP
• Sunol Wilderness RP
• Sweeney Ridge National Recreation Area
• Waterdog Lake & Open Space

Months:

• Mar.: 3
• Apr.: 11
• May: 12
• Jun.: 9

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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