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White Hedge Nettle
( Stachys albens )
Stachys albens
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About White Hedge Nettle (Stachys albens)
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Stachys albens
, also known as Whitestem hedgenettle or White hedgenettle, is a mint endemic to California. S. albens flowers have a 2-lipped, 5-lobed calyx, which is densely cob-webby and white to pinkish in color with purplish veins. The plant is fuzzy all over, with opposite, triangular, serrate leaves, a square stem, a layered spike of many small flowers, and a minty smell if bruised.
Stachys albens
occurs between 0 (sea level) and 9000 feet, in wet, swampy to seepy places in the following plant communities: Foothill oak woodland; Coastal sage scrub; Yellow pine forest; Red fir forest; Lodgepole pine forest; California mixed evergreen forest; Wetland-riparian; Pinyon-juniper woodland of Mojave and Colorado Deserts
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
1.6 - 8 ft tall
Dormancy
Evergreen
Flower Color
Pink, White
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 13
likely
* )
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Variable Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona
Euphydryas chalcedona
*
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Euptoieta claudia
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
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
Landscaping Information
Sun
Shade, Part Shade
Moisture
Moderate - High
Nurseries
Carried by 8
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Tolerant of a variety of garden soils as long as sufficient moisture is available
Common uses
Hummingbird Gardens, Bird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Sunset Zones
?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Moist places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.8" - 71.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.73", Coldest Month: 24.6" - 56.4", Hottest Month: 46.6" - 83.6", Humidity: 0.33" - 37.33", Elevation: -13" - 11629"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Cobwebby Hedge-nettle, Whitestem Hedgenettle
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Stachys albens
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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