Stachys rigida, with the common name rough hedgenettle, is a perennial herb native to the western United States. It grows in foothills, mountains, valleys, and coasts at elevations of 14 to 2340 m.[1] S. rigida blooms in May–July.

Rough hedgenettle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Stachys
Species:
S. rigida
Binomial name
Stachys rigida
Nutt. ex Benth.

There are two varieties classified: Stachys rigida var. quercetorum and Stachys rigida var. rigida. Variety quercetorum is only found in California and Oregon.

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