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Stachys palustris L.

marsh woundwort (Lamiaceae / Labiatae)

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Very widespreadNegligible tendencyW
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Stachys palustris grows in damp ground throughout the British Isles.

Ettrick Forest (VC79: Selkirkshire); 2014-08-03

 marsh woundwort / Stachys palustris: _Stachys palustris_ grows in damp ground throughout the British Isles.

Stachys palustris has paler flowers than Stachys sylvestris, as well as narrow leaves with blunter teeth; the hybrid between the two is Stachys × ambigua.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-17

 marsh woundwort / Stachys palustris: _Stachys palustris_ has paler flowers than _Stachys sylvestris_, as well as narrow leaves with blunter teeth; the hybrid between the two is _Stachys_ × _ambigua_.

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