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.