Stachys aspera Michaux. Rough-leaved Hedge-nettle. Phen: Jun-Aug; Aug-Sep. Hab: Moist or wet sandy soil of pine savannas, marshes, or swamp forests, mafic barrens, sinkhole ponds in the Great Valley. Dist: NJ and NY west to IL and IA, south to GA and MO.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy: = C, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Tat, Va, WV, Fleming, Nelson, & Townsend (2011); = Stachys hyssopifolia Michx. var. ambigua A.Gray – F, GW2, Pa, RAB; > Stachys ambigua (A.Gray) Britton – S; ? Stachys grayana House; > Stachys hyssopifolia Michx. var. ambigua A.Gray – Nelson (1981); > Stachys hyssopifolia Michx. var. lythroides (Small) J.B.Nelson – K4, WH3, Nelson (1981); > Stachys lythroides Small – Fl6, S

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
• Midwest: FACW
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily: 6