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Stachys germanica L.

German hedgenettle (en), Sauge molle (fr), Épiaire d'Allemagne (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Lamiaceae > Stachys

Characteristics

Coarse, densely white-woolly biennial 3–10 dm; lvs lanceolate to oblong, 4–10 cm, conspicuously serrate; verticils several, many-fld, the sharp cal-lobes distinctly protruding from the dense pubescence; cor red, 15–20 mm; 2n=30. Native of Europe, rarely intr. in our range. June–Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Pastures and hedgebanks, especially on limestone soils. A very rare native of Britain, it is only found in Oxford, though is common in Europe.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-7

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Stachys germanica habit picture by Philippe Bissières (cc-by-sa)
Stachys germanica habit picture by Chickpea (cc-by-sa)
Stachys germanica habit picture by Miloš Miloš (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Stachys germanica leaf picture by Paul Égré (cc-by-sa)
Stachys germanica leaf picture by Françoise Peyrissat (cc-by-sa)
Stachys germanica leaf picture by Françoise Peyrissat (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Stachys germanica flower picture by Edoardo Caporusso (cc-by-sa)
Stachys germanica flower picture by Sam Lubicz (cc-by-sa)
Stachys germanica flower picture by Sam Lubicz (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Stachys germanica fruit picture by Michael Andresek (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Stachys germanica world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:459557-1
WFO ID wfo-0000314021
COL ID 4ZFK5
BDTFX ID 75392
INPN ID 124771
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Leonurus germanica Stachys heraclea Stachys tomentosa Eriostomum germanicum Stachys acutifolia Stachys cordata Stachys excelsa Stachys major Stachys castellana Stachys germanica var. canariensis Stachys germanica subsp. cordigera Stachys germanica subsp. lusitanica Stachys germanica subsp. penicillata Stachys germanica var. polystachya Stachys germanica var. lusitanica Stachys germanica var. serrata Stachys germanica var. pubescens Stachys germanica var. alpigena Stachys germanica var. taurica Stachys germanica var. banatica Stachys penicillata Stachys germanica var. alpina Stachys dasyanthes var. alpina Stachys germanica var. penicillata Stachys germanica

Lower taxons

Stachys germanica subsp. bithynica Stachys germanica subsp. dasyanthes Stachys germanica subsp. germanica Stachys germanica subsp. heldreichii Stachys germanica subsp. velezensis
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