Stachys arenicola Britton. Woundwort. Phen: Jun-Aug. Hab: 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. Dist: NS and QC west to AK, south to VA, KY, AR, OK, NM, AZ, and CA.

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 – K1, K3, 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.

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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