Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Stachys// Species: Stachys alpina L.
Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Matevski (2021) and Ball (1972 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Clearings and edges of beech forests. Recorded in Ponikva at c. 1300–1500 m a.s.l.
Flowering period: Summer: JUL, AUG.
Locality: Ponikva. Date: 10.07.2022.
Stachys alpina– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiStachys alpina– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiStachys alpina– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiStachys alpina– stems with verticillasters. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiStachys alpina– stem with verticillasters. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– stem with verticillasters. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche DimitrovskiStachys alpina– stem with verticillasters. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– verticillaster with flowers and bracteoles. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– verticillaster with flowers and bracteoles. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– verticillaster with flowers and bracteoles. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– verticillaster with flowers and bracteoles. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– verticillaster with flowers and bracteoles. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– stem. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– basal leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– basal leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 10.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: Ponikva. Date: 24.07.2021.
Stachys alpina– habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– verticillasters. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– lower cauline and basal leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys alpina– basal leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ball, P. W. 1972. Stachys L. (incl. Betonica L.). In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 151–157.
Matevski, V. 2021. Stachys L, The Flora of the RN Macedonia. Vol II, Book 2. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 270–301.
