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Pyle, Lynn
Stachys drummondii
Stachys drummondii Benth.
Drummond's Hedgenettle, Pink Mint
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: STDR
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
The species name of this plant is named for Thomas Drummond, (ca. 1790-1835), naturalist, born in Scotland, around 1790. In 1830 he made a trip to America to collect specimens from the western and southern United States. In March, 1833, he arrived at Velasco, Texas to begin his collecting work in that area. He spent twenty-one months working the area between Galveston Island and the Edwards Plateau, especially along the Brazos, Colorado, and Guadalupe rivers. His collections were the first made in Texas that were extensively distributed among the museums and scientific institutions of the world. He collected 750 species of plants and 150 specimens of birds. Drummond had hoped to make a complete botanical survey of Texas, but he died in Havana, Cuba, in 1835, while making a collecting tour of that island.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Leaf Pubescence: Hirsute
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Nutlets.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , PurpleBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Pink or lavender.
Distribution
USA: TXBibliography
Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. JohnstonBibref 328 - Wildflowers of Texas (2003) Ajilvsgi, Geyata.
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Web Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterAdditional resources
USDA: Find Stachys drummondii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Stachys drummondii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stachys drummondii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-28Research By: TWC Staff