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smooth hedgenettle
Stachys tenuifolia
Stachys tenuifolia, the smooth hedgenettle, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae.
From the article Stachys tenuifolia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Identifying features for this species are a root system consisting of a taproot and rhizomes, and can spread to form vegetative colonies. It is Pollinated primarily by long tongue bees producing 4 black nutlets and visited by short tongue bees, white flower flies feeding on its pollen. Due to the bitter foliage it is not often eaten by mammalian herbivores.
== References ==
Range & habitat
The distribution of Stachys tenuifolia is Eastern Canada, to central and Eastern USA. It is a wetland indicator species. Being found in wooded brownwater river bottoms and edges.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 134221.