Image of Hedge-nettle

Description:

Slo.: movirnati iljak - Habitat: Mixed wood, lake shore, moist place, almost total shade, flat terrain, partly protected from direct rain by tree canopies, average precipitation 1.600 - 1.800 mm/year, average temperature 7-8 deg C, elevation 545 m (1.800 feet), Dinaric phytogeographical region. - Substratum: soil. - Comment: A plant with unusually dense inflorescence. A cross with another Stachys? - Ref.: (1) A.Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 602.