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Stachys

not marked as a favorite taxon *Stachys byzantina K. Koch ex Scheele. Common name: Lamb’s-ear, Woolly Hedge-nettle. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Roadsides, lawns, doubtfully established from horticultural use. Distribution: Native of Turkey and vicinity. Reported for James City and Prince Edward counties, Virginia (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019).

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Origin/Endemic status: W. Asia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Il, K1, K4, Mi, NE, NY; = n/a — RAB; = Stachys olympica Poiret — F, G. Basionym: Stachys byzantina K.Koch ex Scheele 1848 [1849]

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native range: Turkey to southwestern Asia