Rare new species of plant: Stachys caroliniana

(University of South Carolina) University of South Carolina professor John Nelson knows you don't have to travel to a remote Amazon rainforest to discover a new species of plant. He and alumnus Douglas Rayner uncovered a rare hedge-nettle just 50 miles from Charleston, and they named it Stachys caroliniana, after the only state where it has been found.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 21, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news