genus
Hedgenettles
Stachys
Field notes
Stachys is a genus of plants, one of the largest in the mint family Lamiaceae. Estimates of the number of species vary from about 300 to about 450. Plants of the World Online accepts 373 species. Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae and its type species is Stachys sylvatica. The precise extent of the genus and its relationship to other genera in the subfamily are poorly known.
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- Hedge Woundwort
- Marsh Woundwort introduced
- Perennial Yellow-woundwort
- Coastal Hedge-nettle native
- California Hedge Nettle native
- Rough Hedgenettle native
- Florida Hedgenettle native
- Field Woundwort present
- Annual Yellow-woundwort
- Marsh Hedge Nettle native
- Prairie Woundwort native
- Whitestem Hedgenettle native
- Scarlet Hedgenettle present
- Smooth Hedgenettle native
- Mexican Hedgenettle native
- Mousesear native
- Bugle Hedgenettle native
- Drummond's Hedgenettle present
- Shade Betony present
- Stebbins' Hedgenettle native
- Broadtooth Hedgenettle native
- Short-spiked Hedge Nettle native
- Hyssopleaf Hedgenettle native
- Hyssop-leaved Hedge-nettle native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native hedgenettles All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Bugle Hedgenettle
Stachys ajugoides
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
22
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Coastal Hedge-nettle
Stachys chamissonis
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
25
-
California Hedge Nettle
Stachys bullata
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
27
-
Rough Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
25
-
Florida Hedgenettle
Stachys floridana
caterpillars
4
flowers
23
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Whitestem Hedgenettle
Stachys albens
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
23
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Mexican Hedgenettle
Stachys mexicana
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
21
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Short-spiked Hedge Nettle
Stachys pycnantha
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
18
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Sonoma Hedgenettle
Stachys stricta
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
18
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Mousesear
Stachys crenata
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
14
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Prairie Woundwort
Stachys pilosa
caterpillars
3
flowers
29
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Smooth Hedgenettle
Stachys tenuifolia
caterpillars
3
flowers
22
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Marsh Hedge Nettle
Stachys hispida
caterpillars
3
flowers
19
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Hyssop-leaved Hedge-nettle
Stachys hyssopifolia
caterpillars
3
flowers
17
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Broadtooth Hedgenettle
Stachys latidens
caterpillars
3
flowers
15