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  9. Woolly Hedgenettle

species 23,121 observations

Woolly Hedgenettle

Stachys byzantina

Status
introduced
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

48 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Long-winged Shade 1
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Diamond Spottail, Gray Bird Grasshopper, Variable Duskyface Fly 3
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Two-spotted Bumble Bee, Two-spotted Longhorn Bee, Orange-tipped Wood-digger, Golden Northern Bumble Bee 44

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Ground covers
Light
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Dry Well drained
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam Clay
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Black walnut Dry soil Pollution Poor soil Rabbits
Habit
Clumping Horizontal Spreading
Plant type
Ground cover Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension.

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