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4. Stachys arenicola Britton. Sand Hedge 
Nettle. Fig. 3618. 
Stachys arenicola Britton, Man. 792. 10901. 
Perenniz!, very densely pubescent, 14°-3° high. 
Leaves lanceolate, narrowed at the base, sessile, 
finely crenate-dentate, acuminate, 23’-4’ long, the 
upper much smaller; upper bracts little longer than 
the flowers; calyx-teeth subulate-acicular, about as 
long as the tube; corolle about 5” long. 
In sandy soil, southern New York to Illinois and 
Michigan. July—Sept. 
Hedge Nettle. Fig. 3610. 
Stachys latidens Small; Britton, Man. 793. 1901. 
Perennial; stem glabrous almost to the inflorescence, 
erect, 1°-23° tall, mostly simple, slightly rough on the 
angles. Leaves thin, various, the lower oval or ovate 
to oblong, 14-4’ 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, 23-3” 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 palistris L. Hedge Nettle. 
Marsh or Clown’s Woundwort. Fig. 3620. 
Stachys palustris L. Sp. Pl. 580. 1753. 
Perennial, ‘hirsute or pubestent all over; stem 
erect, strict, simple or somewhat branched, com- 
monly slender, and retrorse-hispid on the angles, 
1°-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’-s’ long, 4’-1’ 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. 
