Stachys tenuifolia
smooth hedgenettle, slender betony, smooth hedge-nette, hedge nettle, thinleaf betony, slenderleaf betony
Family
Lamiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate, serrate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
linear, elliptic, lanceolate, oblanceolate, ovate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
blue, pink, purple, white
Flower Month
April - November
Height (meters)
0.3 - 1.3
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FACW
Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism
4
Field Characters
Leaves with serrate edges on leaf (sharp teeth). Petiole 1/3 as long as the leaf blade. Leaf blade rounded apically.
Habitat
Bottomland hardwood forests and batture areas.