Coast Hedgenettle, Great Betony, Mexican Betony, Mexican Hedgenettle, Mexican Hedge-nettle
Stachys mexicana
Synonyms: Stachys ajugoides, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida, Stachys emersonii
![Coast Hedgenettle, Great Betony, Mexican Betony, Mexican Hedgenettle, Mexican Hedge-nettle: Stachys mexicana (Synonyms: Stachys ajugoides, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida, Stachys emersonii)](mexicana/mexicana10-27-2017.jpg)
Mexican betony blooming along the Fort to Sea Trail at Lewis and Clark National Historic Park south of Astoria, OR........October 27, 2017.
![Coast Hedgenettle, Great Betony, Mexican Betony, Mexican Hedgenettle, Mexican Hedge-nettle: Stachys mexicana (Synonyms: Stachys ajugoides, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida, Stachys emersonii)](mexicana/mexicana5a.jpg)
Mexican betony seen in moist meadows near the summit of Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon.........June 14, 2009.
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Mexican betony blooming at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area..........September 29, 2017.
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Additional close-up photos of the stem leaves and inflorescence of mexican betony as seen on Bayocean Spit, Tillamook County, OR.........June 19, 2010.
Paul Slichter