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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Lamiaceae
Stachys palustris L.
hedge-nettle, marsh hedge-nettle, woundwort
Stachys: from the Greek stachus for "ear of grain" or "a spike," in reference to the spike-like form of the flowers
palustris: "of marshes"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-40" tall, aromatic, hairy forb; stems square |
| Flower: | pink to purplish with white spots, 5-parted, 3/8"-2/3" long, hooded;  ; inflorescence close, but separated whorls of usually 6 stalkless flowers from the upper leaf axils; blooms July-Aug. |
| Fruit: | 1-seeded nutlet |
| Leaf: | opposite, toothed, usually stalkless with a rounded base |
| Habitat: | wet; meadows, woods, prairies, shores |
| (Glossary) |
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