Good call Nate! It is Blephilia hirsuta, Wood Mint. This plant is often associated with alluvial soils and slopes in mesic woodland. The leaves have a very appealing aroma when crushed.
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This plant was photographed on a slope above the Eel River in Miami County, Indiana in mid-February, 2012. Can you identify it? Feel free to name the plant or just take a guess!
6 comments:
looks kind of mint-y
maybe Stachys or Teucrium?
All good thoughts, but it is not Stachys or Teucrium.
Monarda fistulosa?
Monarda fistulosa is another very good thought, but no, it's not that either. A few clues:
1. The site is forested.
2. The crushed leaves smell VERY good!
Blephilia hirsuta - hairy wood mint?
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