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Short Spike Hedge Nettle
( Stachys pycnantha )
Stachys pycnantha
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About Short Spike Hedge Nettle (Stachys pycnantha)
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Stachys pycnantha
is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name shortspike hedgenettle. It is native to California, where it is known from many types of mountain and foothill habitat. This mint produces several stems usually exceeding 60 centimeters in height. It is hairy and glandular and very aromatic. The leaves have lance-shaped or oval blades borne on short petioles. The inflorescence is usually a single cluster or interrupted series of a few clusters of flowers, with up to 12 flowers per cluster. The tubular corolla is up to a centimeter long and white to pink in color. It is borne in a hairy calyx of sepals.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
2 - 2.6 ft tall
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 12
likely
* )
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
*
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Euptoieta claudia
*
Bilobed Looper Moth
Megalographa biloba
Megalographa biloba
*
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Helicoverpa zea
*
Garden Tortrix Moth
Clepsis peritana
Clepsis peritana
*
Verbena Bud Moth
Endothenia hebesana
Endothenia hebesana
*
Geranium Plume Moth
Amblyptilia pica
Amblyptilia pica
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade
Nurseries
Carried by 2
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens
Natural Setting
Site Type
Moist places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 9.8" - 80.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 1.87", Coldest Month: 31.8" - 52.1", Hottest Month: 58.3" - 77.5", Humidity: 0.48" - 25.41", Elevation: -253" - 5768"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Short-spike Hedge Nettle, Shortspike Hedgenettle
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Stachys pycnantha
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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