Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Stachys ajugoides |
| group | Eudicots |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Family common name(s) | mint; mints; peppermint; dead-nettle; dead nettle; deadnettle; lavender; labiatae |
| Genus common name(s) | stachys; hedge-nettle; hedge nettle; hedgenettle; wood-mint; wood mint |
| Species common name(s) | ajuga-like hedge-nettle; ajuga-like hedge nettle; ajuga hedge-nettle; ajuga hedge nettle; ajuga hedgenettle; bugle hedge-nettle; bugle hedge nettle; bugle hedgenettle; wetland hedge-nettle |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | marsh hedge-nettle, marsh hedge nettle, marsh hedgenettle are more commonly applied to Stachys palustris; wood-mint, wood mint, woodmint, base-horehound, base horehound are applied to multiple Lamiaceae taxa; betony is applied to taxa in multiple families |
| | | | | Synonymy: The Jepson Manual (1993), FNA, PLANTS, etc | var. ajugoides; Stachys ramosa A. Heller |
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