Stachys manantlanensis
| Stachys manantlanensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Stachys |
| Species: | S. manantlanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Stachys manantlanensis | |
Stachys manantlanensis is a plant species endemic to the Mexican State of Jalisco. It grows in mountainous areas in the Rincón de Manantlán west of Guadalajara at elevations of 1900–2200 m.[1]
Stachys manantlanensis is a low spindly herb up to 40 cm high, some of the lateral branches rooting at the nodes. Leaves ovate, up to 10 cm long. Flowers in groups of 2–6 in the axils of the upper leaves, bright magenta to lilac, up to 20 mm long.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Turner, Billie Lee. 1995. A new species of Stachys (Lamiaceae) from the Sierra de Manantlán of Jalisco, Mexico. Phytologia 78:209-210.
- ^ Turner, Billie Lee. 1994. Synopsis of Mexican and Central American species of Stachys (Lamiaceae). Phytologia 77:338-377.
- ^ photo of holotype of Stachys manantlanensis at University of Wisconsin Herbarium