Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Stachys crenata
Stachys crenata Raf.
Mousesear, Shade Betony, Mouse's Ear
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
USDA Symbol: STCR7USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Stachys crenata
Shade Betony
Lamiaceae
Location: 50 m E of Harry Wurzbach Rd and 80 m S of Oakwell Ct--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Shaded, moist limestone soil. Few, scattered.
Description: Hirsute annual, erect (to 3+ dm), much branched basally & above; roots extensive, fiberous. Leaves opposite, ovate to oblong (to 4 cm long), obtuse apically; long petioled lower, shorter to sessile above, crenate & coarsely dentate. Infloresence a dense, interrupted raceme. Clusters few flowered. Corolla 5-6 mm long, pink/lavender/ blue/white.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Mar 27, 1994
Specimen number: 546
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0829
Accession Date: Jun 29, 1994
Accession Number: 61
Annotations: SCFRB (In flower)