Stachys sublobata
| Stachys sublobata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Stachys |
| Species: | S. sublobata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stachys sublobata | |
Stachys sublobata is a species of hedgenettle endemic to South Africa's Western Cape province.[2][3][4]
Description
It is a low-growing, perennial herb with several stems that lie along the ground or rise slightly, reaching up to 0.3 m (1 ft 0 in) in length. The stems are sparsely hairy, with occasional longer spreading hairs.[2]
The leaves help distinguish this species from others in the south-west Cape. They are small and borne on short stalks. The blades are fairly thick, narrowly triangular, and often folded along the midrib, measuring 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in) long. They have a heart-shaped base, an acute tip, and deeply scalloped margins with four or five rounded, lobe-like teeth on each side. Leaf surfaces are sparsely hairy, sometimes with small gland dots beneath.
The flowers are arranged in a loose inflorescence of a few whorls, each bearing two (occasionally up to six) flowers. The calyx is thinly hairy and glandular. The corolla is mauve, with a short tube and two lips, the lower lip longer and curved downward.[2]
Stachys sublobata flowers from September to March.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Strachys sublobata is found in fynbos on sandstone slopes at elevations of 300–900 m (980–2,950 ft) from Robertson and Caledon to Mossel Bay, inland to Ladismith and Oudtshoorn.[2][3]
Notes
- ^ "Stachys sublobata". Red List of South African Plants. SANBI. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
- ^ a b c d Codd, L. E. W., Dyer, R. A., Rycroft, H. B., de Winter, B. (1985). Flora of Southern Africa: The Republic of South Africa, Basutoland, Swaziland and South West Africa. Vol. 28. Govt. Printer. p. 65. ISBN 0621082686.
- ^ a b c Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. (2012). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region. Vol. 1. Pretoria: SANBI. p. 601. ISBN 9781919976747.
- ^ Klopper, R.R. & Winter, P.J.D., ed. (20 March 2025). "The South African National Plant Checklist: 2025 official yearly release". South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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See also
External links
- SANBI Biodiversity Advisor
- Data related to Stachys sublobata at Wikispecies