Stachys crenata
(Mouse’s Ear)
Stachys crenata, Lockhart State Park, Caldwell Co. 4795
Stachys crenata, Mayfield Park, Austin, Travis Co. 2052
Stachys crenata, Lockhart State Park, Caldwell Co. 4643
Stachys crenata, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8162
Stachys crenata, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8172
Stachys crenata, Lockhart State Park, Caldwell Co. 4643
Stachys crenata, Lockhart State Park, Caldwell Co. 4810
Stachys crenata, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8606
| Scientific Name | Stachys crenata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | STCR7 |
| Common Name | Mouse's Ear, Shade Betony | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 505351 |
| Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Rocky, gravelly soils in shaded areas in woodlands and ravines. Plant: Erect or decumbent, pubescent-hairy annual 12 inches tall, stems branched at base. Leaves: Ovate to elliptic leaves about 1-1/2 inch inch long with crenate edges; somewhat hairy; lower blades on petioles about the same length as leaves, smaller upper leaves sessile and becoming leafy bracts below blossoms. Inflorescence: Clusters of a few small, light pink to light lavender blossoms, 1/4 to 1/2-inch long radiating perpendicular around stem in whorls from leaf axils; corolla with two lips, lower lip much larger and with rounded lobes. Bloom Period: February to May. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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