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FamilyLAMIACEAE
Genus speciesStachys hyssopifolia Michx. 
BibliographyFl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 4 (1803)
Native Rangenc. & e. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland and thickets
Descriptionglabrous, leaves linear, 1-5cm, acute, entire, whorls 2-6-flowered, flowers shortly pedicellate or sessile, calyx lobes lanceolate, acuminate, corolla ca. 1cm long
Size20-40cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsStachys atlantica Britton
Stachys hyssopifolia var. lythroides (Small) J.B.Nelson
Stachys hyssopifolia f. oswaldiae Oswald
Stachys lythroides Small
Territory7 Northern America
     74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, MSO Missouri)
     75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWY New York, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I.)
     78 Southeastern U.S.A. (FLA Florida, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia)
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