| Accepted name: |
Stachys palustris L. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Stachys baicalensis Fischer ex Benth.
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| English names: |
Hedge-nettle
Marsh Hedge-nettle
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| French names: |
Épiaire des marais
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HSTAPA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
The stachyose storing hypogeal stem tubers had been locally eaten cooked or used for making flour in Europe. The herb also traditionally employed as a remedy (antiseptic, antispasmodic)(1). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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