Lamiaceae
Scarlet hedgenettle
Stachys coccinea
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Stachys
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Scarlet hedgenettle
- Spanish
- Betonica de Tejas, Betónica de Tejas
Synonyms
- Stachys cardinalis Kunze
- Stachys limitanea A.Nelson
- Stachys oaxacana Fernald
- Stachys pacifica B.L.Turner
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Oscargsol, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.