Stachys arenicola Britton. Common name: Woundwort. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Marl fens, upland depressions swamps, wet meadows, roadsides, banks of waterfowl impoundments, especially over limestone of mafic rocks; possibly adventive in part from farther west, but at least some populations native. Distribution: NS and QC west to AK, south to VA, KY, AR, OK, NM, AZ, and CA. Not collected from SC (J. Nelson, pers. comm.; 2024).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Mi, NY, Va, Fleming, Nelson, & Townsend (2011); = n/a — Il, RAB, Tat; = Stachys pilosa Nutt. var. arenicola (Britton) Mulligan & Monroe — K4, NE; < Stachys palustris L. — WV; < Stachys palustris L. ssp. pilosa (Nutt.) Epling; < Stachys palustris L. var. pilosa (Nutt.) Fernald — C, F, G, Pa; < Stachys pilosa Nutt. — Mo3. Basionym: Stachys arenicola Britton 1901
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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