Stachys rigida, with the common name rough hedgenettle, is a perennial herb native to the western United States. It grows in foothills, mountains, valleys, and coasts at elevations of 14 to 2340 m. S. rigida blooms in May–July.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rough Hedgenettle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stachys stebbinsii
- Stachys bullata
- Stachys ajugoides
- Stachys grandidentata
- Stachys bolusii
- Stachys pycnantha
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Stachys
- Species
- Stachys rigida
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