Stachys eplingii J.B. Nelson. Epling's Hedge-nettle. Phen: Jun-Aug; Aug-Sep. Hab: Mesic forests, bogs, calcareous fens, wet meadows over calcareous or mafic substrates. Dist: Sw. PA and WV south to e. TN, w. NC, and w. SC.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: This species has a scattered and sporadic range in the southern and central Appalachians; material in the Interior Highlands previously included in S. eplingii has been separated as S. iltisii J.B. Nelson (Nelson 2008). See Nelson & Fairey (1979) for a discussion of the nomenclatural change.

Synonymy: = K4, Va, Fleming, Nelson, & Townsend (2011), Poindexter & Nelson (2011); < Stachys eplingii J.B.Nelson – C, GW2, K1, W, Nelson (1981); < Stachys nuttallii Shuttlew. ex Benth. – F, G, Pa, RAB, S, WV, misapplied

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily: 6