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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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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷

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