short-spiked hedge nettle

Stachys pycnantha

Member of hedgenettles (genus Stachys)
mint family (family Lamiaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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CalPhotos

• pouch at base of corolla
• inflorescence compact
• leaf blade 5–12 cm, ovate or lanceolate to oblong, crenate to serrate, base rounded to cordate, tip obtuse; soft- to stiff-hairy, glandular
• corolla ± white to ± pink

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

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Chris’s observations: none

Not all sites include this taxon:

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora