Rough Hedgenettle
Stachys rigida var. quercetorum
perennial herb
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Care
Size
2–3ft tall
Deer
Resistant
Container
Friendly
Fragrant
Yes
Flowers
Prized
Edible
Tubers eaten cooked; traditional Indigenous food source
Native Range
Oak woodlands of the Sierra Nevada foothills and adjacent regions from the North to the South, 1000-4000 ft elevation.
Wildlife Supported
Insects
Nectar · Spring
Spring and early summer nectar source during colony growth phase
Nectar · Spring
Early spring forager for queen establishment and colony founding
Nectar · Spring
Spring foraging for queen establishment and worker nutrition
mod
Dianthidium bee
Nectar · Spring
Spring specialist forager for pollen and nectar
mod
Honey bee
Nectar · Spring
Early season nectar source for hive provisioning
mod
Leaf beetle
Foliage · Spring
Spring herbivory on emerging foliage
Nectar · Spring
Spring and early summer nectar foraging