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Field Woundwort - Stachys arvensis

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Field Woundwort Field Woundwort - Stachys arvensis dylan Northern Lower Failand 26 Apr 2022, 2:38 p.m. 24 Apr 2022, 4:19 p.m.
Field Woundwort Field Woundwort - Stachys arvensis dylan Northern Lower Failand 26 Apr 2022, 2:38 p.m. 24 Apr 2022, 4:19 p.m.
Field Woundwort Field Woundwort - Stachys arvensis dylan Northern Lower Failand 26 Apr 2022, 2:38 p.m. 24 Apr 2022, 4:19 p.m.
Field Woundwort Field Woundwort - Stachys arvensis dylan Northern Lower Failand 26 Apr 2022, 2:38 p.m. 24 Apr 2022, 4:20 p.m.

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Species Description

Other names include: Corn Woundwort.

Stace 4:

Stachys arvensis (L.) L. - Field Woundwort.

Erect to ascending, hairy annual to 25cm, without glandular hairs; corolla dull pinkish-purple, 6-8mm; 2n=10. Archaeophyte-colonist; arable ground on non-calcareous soils; scattered throughout much of British Isles, rare in North Ireland and Scotland.

Key:

  • Corolla purplish, very rarely white
  • Annual; corolla <10mm