Stachys tenuifolia
Family:
Lamiaceae
Common Name(s):
Hedge nettle
Flowering Time:
July to August
Fruit/Seed Maturation Sign:
Nutlets turn black
Fruit/Seed Collection Dates:
Mid September
Seed Cleaning:
None required or separate nutlets from calyx
Storage:
Dry
Restoration Potential:
Medium
Notes
Germination and survival excellent if there is not competing vegetation; flowers profusely in second year (Mabry and Mottl, personal observation).
Has moderate seed output and extensively creeping rhizomes, i.e high vegetative spread (Fernald 1950, Barkely 1986, Gleason and Cronquist 1991).
Limited to alluvial woods and other moist open areas (Eilers and Roosa 1994).
