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Index of Subjects I looked at on-line photos of all suggested IDs: Stachys officinalis, Stachys palustris, Dracocephalum moldavica, and Physostegia virginiana. I will have to return to the plant to see which it reall is. Thanks again for taking the time to look into this. Burkhard On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 11:55 AM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi All > This looks very much like False Dragonhead ( Physostegia virginiana ) > a member of the mint family. Dr Albert does not have it in his > book as a NS plant so Ron's reasoning looks spot on. > It has the local name of " Obedient Plant " because when the flowers are > pushed - they tend to stay that way. > Thanks for bringing it to our attention. > Enjoy the summer - I am! > Paul > > On July 24, 2016 at 9:32 AM Ronald Arsenault <rongarsenault@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Were these plants found in the section of the trail close to the Coke plant > in Beechville? This is a horticultural plant and this section of the trail > (perhaps there are other sections as well) has numerous plants that were > obviously planted along both sides of the trail. Horticultural, rather than > native species were used. Perhaps the plants you found are a result of this > intentional planting? > > On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 9:14 AM, Nicholas Hill <fernhillns@gmail.com> wrote: > > Stachys officinalis > > On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 1:13 AM, Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello fellow botanists, > > today, my wife and I came across a plant on the BLT Trail > (Beechville Lakeside Timberlea Rails to Trails), > which we cannot find in the Flora of NS. > It looks very much like a Lamiaceae, > and could be a Dragon Head (Dracocephalum). > There was a patch of 10-15 stalks, in full sun, poor soil. > Is anybody familiar with this plant? > Thanks for your help, > Burkhard > > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o74httfqgnmn5os/AAAziHM5nr4_nckSigemSb7Ja?dl=0 > > > > > -- > Ronald G. Arsenault > Halifax, Nova Scotia > > >
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