GENUS 21. 



MINT FAMILY. 



4. Stachys arenicola Britton. Sand Hedge 

 Nettle. Fig. 3618. 



Stachys arenicola Britton, Man. 792. 1901. 



Perennial, very densely pubescent, ii-3 high. 

 Leaves lanceolate, narrowed at the base, sessile, 

 finely crenate-dentate, acuminate, 2^-4' long, the 

 upper much smaller ; upper bracts little longer than 

 the flowers; calyx-teeth subulate-acicular, about as 

 long as the tube ; coroll? about 5" long. 



In sandy soil, southern New York to Illinois and 

 Michigan. July-Sept. 



5. Stachys latidens Small. Broad-toothed 

 Hedge Nettle. Fig. 3619. 



Stachys latidens Small; Britton, Man. 793. 1901. 



Perennial; stem glabrous almost to the inflorescence, 

 erect, i-2i tall, mostly simple, slightly rough on the 

 angles. Leaves thin, various, the lower oval or ovate 

 to oblong, i '-4' long, the upper longer, narrower, 

 oblong-elliptic to lanceolate, acute or acuminate, all 

 crenate-serrate with rather small teeth, rather abruptly 

 narrowed or subcordate at the base, short-petioled ; in- 

 florescence closely pubescent, the clusters few; calyx 

 minutely pubescent, often sessile, 2i"-3" long, the tube 

 campanulate, the teeth triangular, very short ; corolla 

 about 5" long, purplish. 



On mountain slopes and summits, Virginia to North 

 Carolina and Tennessee. June-Aug. 



6. Stachys palustris L. Hedge Nettle. 

 Marsh or Clown's Woundwort. Fig. 3620. 



Stachys palustris L. Sp. PI. 580. 1753. 



Perennial, hirsute or pubescent all over; stem 

 erect, strict, simple or somewhat branched, com- 

 monly slender, and retrorse-hispid on the angles, 

 i-4 high. Leaves firm, lanceolate, oblong, or 

 oblong-lanceolate, sessile, or very short-petioled, 

 acuminate or acute at the apex, truncate, cordate 

 or subcordate at the base, 2'-$' long, \'-\' wide, 

 crenulate or dentate; flower-clusters forming an 

 elongated interrupted spike, sometimes also in 

 the upper axils; flowers 6-10 in a whorl; calyx 

 pubescent, its subulate teeth more than one-half 

 as long as the tube; corolla purplish to pale red, 

 purple spotted, 6"-8" long, its upper lip pubescent. 



In moist soil, Newfoundland to Oregon, south to 

 southern New York, Illinois, Michigan, and in the 

 Rocky Mountains to New Mexico. Also in Europe 

 and Asia. June-Sept. Old names, clown's-heal or 

 all-heal. Cock-head. Dead nettle. Rough weed. 

 June-Sept. 



