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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stachys clingmanii   FAMILY Lamiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stachys clingmanii   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Stachys (Labitae) in Southeastern United States (Nelson, 1981)

Stachys clingmanii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-20-004:

Stachys clingmanii   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Stachys clingmanii

 

COMMON NAME:
Clingman's Hedgenettle


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image of Stachys clingmanii, Clingman's Hedgenettle

Jean Askew    jas_071823_8626

July    Swain County    NC

image of Stachys clingmanii, Clingman's Hedgenettle

Jean Askew    jas_071823_8626b

July    Swain County    NC

Differs from S. latidens in having long spreading bristles on stem's angles, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Stachys clingmanii, Clingman's Hedgenettle

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmsclingmanii_rm

July        NC-TN

The Roan Highlands

image of Stachys clingmanii, Clingman's Hedgenettle

L.L. (Chick) Gaddy    llg_stachysclingmanii

Month Unknown        NC-TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Leaves hairy with petioles 0.4-1.2" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).

image of Stachys clingmanii, Clingman's Hedgenettle

L.L. (Chick) Gaddy    llg_stachysclingmanii_b

Month Unknown        NC-TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Hedgenettles are tall plants w interrupted spikes of .5" pink-purple flowers, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Stachys clingmanii   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Stachys clingmanii   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Stachys (Labitae) in Southeastern United States (Nelson, 1981)
Stachys clingmanii

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 164-20-004:
Stachys clingmanii   FAMILY Lamiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Stachys clingmanii

 

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1905

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: cove forests, especially periglacial boulderfields, mostly at high elevations (and see comments below), per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite

FLOWER:
Summer
White/Pink/Lavender
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
2-lipped corolla, upper hood-like, lower three-lobed
4 stamens, arched under the corolla's upper lip
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of mericarps

 

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