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Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Chrysolina graminis grazes on leaf of Stachys palustris

Foodplant / feeds on
Datonychus angulosus feeds on Stachys palustris

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Foodplant / open feeder
adult of Longitarsus reichei grazes on leaf of Stachys palustris

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Meligethes ochropus feeds on Stachys palustris

Foodplant / parasite
Neoerysiphe galeopsidis parasitises live Stachys palustris

Foodplant / parasite
sporangium of Peronospora lamii parasitises live Stachys palustris
Other: unusual host/prey

Foodplant / spot causer
amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph of Ramularia lamii var. lamii causes spots on live leaf of Stachys palustris

Foodplant / spot causer
epiphyllous, gregarious, brownish-black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph of Septoria stachydis causes spots on live/fading leaf of Stachys palustris
Remarks: season: 6-11

Foodplant / feeds on
Thamiocolus viduatus feeds on Stachys palustris

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A polymorphic species. Specimens from Xinjiang resemble var. subcanescens Ledebour.
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Flora of China Vol. 17: 180 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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Herbs perennial. Rhizomes robust. Stems usually much branched, 60-110 cm, densely retrorse pubescent, nodes and angles sparsely hispid. Stem leaves petiole 2-3 mm; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 3-8 × 1.2-1.5 cm, appressed puberulent, densely so on veins and abaxially, base rounded to shallowly cordate, margin serrate-crenate, apex acute to acuminate. Spikes long; verticillasters 6-flowered, ± close together except for lower ones; lower floral leaves subsessile, similar to stem leaves; upper ones long acuminate, entire, shorter than verticillasters; bracteoles ca. 1 mm, early deciduous. Pedicel ca. 1 mm. Calyx tubular-campanulate, ca. 7 mm, grooved, villous, glandular puberulent, puberulent inside, 10-veined, accessory veins inconspicuous; teeth triangular-lanceolate, ca. 3 mm, apex spinescent, ± reflexed; fruiting calyx campanulate, conspicuously pouched. Corolla purple to red-purple, ca. 1.3 cm, sparsely puberulent outside, puberulent on throat; tube ca. 7 mm; upper lip straight, broadly ovate, ca. 3 × 2 mm; lower lip ± spreading, ca. 6 × 6 mm; middle lobe reniform, apex rounded; lateral lobes ovate. Nutlets brown, triquetrous ovoid, glabrous. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Aug-Sep.
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Distribution

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Xinjiang [India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan; SW Asia, Europe, North America].
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Habitat

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Marshy areas along lakes and streams in tall grass; 500 m.
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Stachys palustris

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Inflorescence

Stachys palustris, commonly known as marsh woundwort,[2] clown's woundwort, clown's heal-all, marsh hedgenettle,[3] or hedge-nettle,[4] is an edible[5] perennial grassland herb growing to 80 centimeters tall. It is native to parts of Eurasia but has been introduced to North America.[4] The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.[6]

Description

Marsh woundwort is a perennial plant growing from a horizontal tuberous runner. It has square stems with opposite pairs of leaves that are almost stalkless, linearly lanceolate, slightly cordate at the base and toothed. The calyx has five sharply-pointed lobes. The purplish-red flowers are in terminal spikes, with gaps in the lower part of the spike. They are arranged in whorls, each flower consisting of five fused petals, the corolla being two-lipped, the upper lip being gently hooded and the lower lip flat and three-lobed. The flowers are mostly visited by bumblebees.[7] There are four stamens, two long and two short and the fruit is a dry four-chambered schizocarp.[8][9]

Distribution and habitat

The marsh woundwort is native to Europe and Asia. Its typical habitat is near the shore of lakes, in marshes with alder trees, on the banks of ditches and streams, in damp meadows, in arable ground and in waste places. In arable land, it is a difficult weed to get rid of because of its persistent tubers.[9]

Ecology

Although the marsh woundwort has little fragrance, it is very attractive to bumblebees. Nectar indicators guide the insect to probe into the centre of the flower and the anthers of the stamens and the pistils are correctly located for the insect to transfer pollen between flowers. The seeds of this plant disperse well, the dry fruit capsules float away and this probably why the plant is frequently found on the banks of lakes and other bodies of water. It also spreads vegetatively by means of hollow tuberous root which can throw up shoots far from the original plant.[9]

Uses

As their common names suggest, along with its close relatives field woundwort and hedge woundwort it is used to promote the healing of wounds. Wort is a middle English word for a herb or vegetable.

References

  1. ^ "Stachys palustris". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Stachys palustris". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b Dickinson, T.; Metsger, D.; Bull, J.; & Dickinson, R. (2004) ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario. Toronto:Royal Ontario Museum, p. 298.
  5. ^ northern bushcraft
  6. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 258, at Google Books
  7. ^ Van Der Kooi, C. J.; Pen, I.; Staal, M.; Stavenga, D. G.; Elzenga, J. T. M. (2015). "Competition for pollinators and intra-communal spectral dissimilarity of flowers". Plant Biology. 18 (1): 56–62. doi:10.1111/plb.12328. PMID 25754608.
  8. ^ Webb, D.A., Parnell, J. and Doogue, D. (1996) An Irish Flora. Dundalgan Press (W.Tempest) Ltd. ISBN 0-85221-131-7
  9. ^ a b c "Marsh woundwort: Stachys palustris". NatureGate. Retrieved 2013-12-14.

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Stachys palustris: Brief Summary

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Inflorescence

Stachys palustris, commonly known as marsh woundwort, clown's woundwort, clown's heal-all, marsh hedgenettle, or hedge-nettle, is an edible perennial grassland herb growing to 80 centimeters tall. It is native to parts of Eurasia but has been introduced to North America. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.

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