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Flower:Hedge-nettle
Family:Mint
Genus / Species:Stachys cooleyae
Notes:Not to be confused with Stinging Nettles, this plant is a member of the Mint Family and grows along 'hedge-rows'. It is also known as Cooley's Hedge-nettle as it was first described by Grace Cooley in 1891.
Photo:

Pyramids Trail, Willamette National Forest - - - July 12, 2003

Guide:Cascade-Olympic Natural History by Mathews / Wildflowers of the Western Cascades by Ross & Chambers / Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar & MacKinnon