Stachys pilosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Stachys pilosa Nutt.

Prairie woundwort

Stachys pilosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Stachys palustris ssp. pilosa

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~56 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Stachys
Family:	Lamiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Stachys palustris ssp. pilosa

Information about Stachys pilosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (STPI6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 2B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[wildflower.org] Characteristics, Distribution: Plant Characteristics Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall. Fruit: Nutlets. Bloom Information Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep Distribution USA: AK , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , ME , MI , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , SC , SD , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY Canada: NB , NS , PE (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/04/2025).