Stachys clingmanii, or Clingman's hedgenettle,[1] is a North American species of plant in the mint family. It is found at higher elevations in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and the Carolinas, with additional populations in Illinois, Indiana, and Vermont.[1][2][3] It is a threatened species in Tennessee.[4][5]
| Clingman's hedgenettle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Stachys |
| Species: | S. clingmanii
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| Binomial name | |
| Stachys clingmanii Small 1903
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Stachys clingmanii is an erect branching herb up to 90 cm (3 feet) tall. It blooms in summer, producing flowers up to 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) long.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stachys cligmanii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ University of Tennessee Herbarium
- ^ Tennessee rare plant list
- ^ Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 273, ISBN 978-1-55105-428-5
- ^ Small, John Kunkel 1903. Flora of the Southeastern United States 1032, 1337
