Stachys tubulosa
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Stachys |
| Species: | S. tubulosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Stachys tubulosa | |
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Stachys tubulosa, commonly called the mauve woundwort, is a species of hedgenettle found in South Africa and Eswatini.[2][3]
Description
Stachys tubulosa is a softly hairy, straggling herb with weak, slender stems that are sparsely branched and have long internodes.[4]
The leaves are borne on long stalks and have thin, broadly ovate blades, 35–65 mm (1.4–2.6 in) long, with a deeply heart-shaped base, an acute tip, and evenly scalloped margins. The leaf surface is softly hairy, especially along the veins.[4]
The flowers are arranged in one to three short, rounded, or interrupted whorls, each bearing four to six almost stalkless flowers. The calyx is softly hairy. The corolla is pinkish white flecked with mauve or deep mauve, with a long, slightly curved tube and two lips, the upper lip longer and held upright, and the lower lip shorter and curved downward.[4]
S. tubulosa flowers from November to April.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found in damp, shady forest and at forest margins in Eswatini and KwaZulu-Natal′s coast and sub-escarpment grasslands. Some older sources include the Eastern Cape in the geographic range, but this is because Umzimkhulu, now in KwaZulu-Natal, was once an exclave of that province.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Stachys tubulosa". Red List of South African Plants. SANBI. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ a b Pooley, Elsa (1998). A Field Guide to Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Durban: Natal Flora Publications Trust. p. 424–425. ISBN 0620215011.
- ^ Klopper, R. R.; Winter, P. J. D., eds. (20 March 2025). "The South African National Plant Checklist: 2025 official yearly release". South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ 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. 55. ISBN 0621082686.
External links
- SANBI Biodiversity Advisor
- Data related to Stachys tubulosa at Wikispecies