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Stachys ajugoides Benth. is a plant in the Lamiaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Stachys ajugoides Benth. (Stachys ajugoides Benth.)
Plantae

Stachys ajugoides Benth.

Stachys ajugoides Benth.

Stachys ajugoides, commonly bugle hedgenettle, is a pink-flowered aromatic mint native to western North America.

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Family
Genus
Stachys
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Stachys ajugoides Benth.

Taxonomy and Common Name

Stachys ajugoides Benth. is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, commonly called bugle hedgenettle.

Distribution

It is native to western North America, occurring across Oregon, California, and Baja California, where it grows in many habitat types, particularly moist areas.

Foliage Characteristics

It is an aromatic herb with serrate leaves.

Inflorescence and Flower Traits

Its inflorescence is a spike made up of interrupted clusters of flowers, which are most often pink in color.

Photo: (c) Asa Spade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Asa Spade · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Lamiaceae Stachys

More from Lamiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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