Stachys natalensis Hochst.
var. natalensis

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Mt Rukotso, Nyanga

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Near World's View, Nyanga

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Synonyms:	Stachys aethiopica sensu auct. non L. Stachys leptoclada Briq. Stachys transvaalensis Gürke
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Status:	Native
Description:	Straggling or creeping perennial herb, 12-50 cm tall. Stems quadrangular, branching along the length, hairy with both long and short hairs, some glandular. Leaves ovate to ovate-deltate, 1-4 cm long, usually cordate at the base, more or less densely covered with long hairs, often glandular beneath; margin crenate; petiole2-18 mm long. Inflorescences terminal, lax with 5-20, 2-flowered separated clusters per branch. Calyx 4-10 mm long; teeth narrowly triangular, 1.5-4 mm long, spine-like. Corolla 9-16 mm long, white or rarely pale pink; upper lip 2.5-4 mm long, densely pubescent, with or without glandular hairs; lower lip 3.5-8 mm long, laxly pubescent outside. Nutlets broadly ovoid, 2 mm long, dark brown, minutely tuberculate.
Notes:	This species was known in Zimbabwe under the incorrect name Stachys grandifolia E. Mey. ex Benth. The origin of this name is uncertain but it is not even listed as a synonym in Flora Zambesiaca volume 8 part 8 (2013: 37-39).
Derivation of specific name:	natalensis: of Natal, South Africa.
Habitat:	Among rocks in shaded vegetation on mountain slopes.
Altitude range: (metres)	1500 - 2250 m
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Worldwide distribution:	Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa.
Zimbabwe distribution:	E
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Images last updated:	Monday 10 August 2015
Literature:	Paton, A.J. et al. (2013). Lamiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(8) Pages 37 - 40. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 93.

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