COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
7630
catalog_number
7630
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.7630_1200.Sta_pal1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.7630_1200.Sta_pal1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7630
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:7630
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Stachys palustris L.
scientific_name
Stachys palustris L.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Lamiaceae
family
Lamiaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Stachys
genus
Stachys
Genus
false
Species:
palustris
specific_epithet
palustris
Species
false
Infraspecific Rank:
subsp. pilosa
infraspecific_rank
subsp. pilosa
Infraspecific Rank
false
Sub-taxon Authority:
(Nutt.) Epling
sub_taxon_authority
(Nutt.) Epling
Sub-taxon Authority
false
Scientific Name Author:
L.
scientific_name_author
L.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Leavenworth
county
Leavenworth
County
false
Locality:
Ft. Leavenworth Military Reservation; N-central part. Wet ditch along E side of road, due W of N end of runway of Sherman Army Airfield. Open floodplain of Missouri River.
locality
Ft. Leavenworth Military Reservation; N-central part. Wet ditch along E side of road, due W of N end of runway of Sherman Army Airfield. Open floodplain of Missouri River.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Glaciated Region
physiographic_province
Glaciated Region
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Freshwater Marsh
associated_plant_community
Freshwater Marsh
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
7/31/1996
date_collected
7/31/1996
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
From Greek stachus, "spike," referring to flowers that are in a spiked form
genus_name_meaning
From Greek stachus, "spike," referring to flowers that are in a spiked form
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
growing in marshes
species_name_meaning
growing in marshes
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Hedge-nettle
common_names
Hedge-nettle
Common Names
false
Common Names:
Marsh betony
common_names
Marsh betony
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Roots (tubers) can be eaten raw or cooked, or dried and ground and used to make bread. Young shoots can be cooked and eaten like asparagus.
description
Edible uses: Roots (tubers) can be eaten raw or cooked, or dried and ground and used to make bread. Young shoots can be cooked and eaten like asparagus.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Tea from plant used internally to control hemorrhaging and externally to stop bleeding and promote healing of wounds. Also used to treat pain in joints.
description
Medicinal Uses: Tea from plant used internally to control hemorrhaging and externally to stop bleeding and promote healing of wounds. Also used to treat pain in joints.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Plant can be boiled down to make yellow dye.
description
Other uses: Plant can be boiled down to make yellow dye.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: All parts of plant produce foul odor if crushed.
description
Notes: All parts of plant produce foul odor if crushed.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Grows best in moist to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.
description
Cultivation: Grows best in moist to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Division--in spring.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Division--in spring.
Description
false
Color:
Lavender
color
Lavender
Color
false
Description:
Height: 2.5-10 dm
description
Height: 2.5-10 dm
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are lavender or rose-purple, mottled with lighter and darker spots, and bloom from July to August.
description
Species description: Flowers are lavender or rose-purple, mottled with lighter and darker spots, and bloom from July to August.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Erect perennial herb with stems sparingly branched. Stems and leaves are soft-hairy. Leaves are opposite and simple.
description
Species description: Erect perennial herb with stems sparingly branched. Stems and leaves are soft-hairy. Leaves are opposite and simple.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Prairie sloughs, ditches, stream banks and lakeshores.
description
Habitat: Prairie sloughs, ditches, stream banks and lakeshores.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Northeast quarter of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Northeast quarter of the state.
Description
false
Color:
Rose-purple
color
Rose-purple
Color
false