[Hedgenettles: The Genus Stachys West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

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)

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)

Mexican betony seen in moist meadows near the summit of Saddle Mountain in the Coast Range of northwestern Oregon.........June 14, 2009.

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)

Mexican betony blooming at the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area..........September 29, 2017.

Stem leaf of Coast Hedgenettle, Great Betony, Mexican Betony, Mexican Hedgenettle, Mexican Hedge-nettle: Stachys mexicana (Synonyms: Stachys ajugoides, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida, Stachys emersonii) - Upper stem leaves and inflorescence of Coast Hedgenettle, Great Betony, Mexican Betony, Mexican Hedgenettle, Mexican Hedge-nettle: Stachys mexicana (Synonyms: Stachys ajugoides, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida, Stachys emersonii) - Inflorescence of Coast Hedgenettle, Great Betony, Mexican Betony, Mexican Hedgenettle, Mexican Hedge-nettle: Stachys mexicana (Synonyms: Stachys ajugoides, Stachys ajugoides var. rigida, Stachys emersonii)

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