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Lamiaceae

Heartleaf hedgenettle

Stachys cordata Riddell

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Stachys

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Heartleaf hedgenettle: Heartleaf Hedgenettle
Photo: Christopher Zacharias, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Heartleaf hedgenettle

Synonyms

  • Stachys nuttallii Shuttlew. ex Benth.
  • Stachys nuttallii var. occidentalis Benth.
  • Stachys palustris var. cordata A.Gray
  • Stachys riddellii House
  • Stachys salvioides Small
  • Stachys subcordata Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.