Stachys plumosa Griseb.

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Stachys// Species: Stachys plumosa Griseb.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972).

Distribution: Native to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).

Habitat: Dry grassland/ pastures, rocky terrains, rock cliffs, river gorges.

Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Spring- autumn: MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP.

Stachys plumosa – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 22.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.8
Stachys plumosa – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.8
Stachys plumosa – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.8
Stachys plumosa – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.8
Stachys plumosa – leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – flower. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 14.09.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – habit. Osogovo, near lake “Gradche” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – inflorescence. Osogovo, near lake “Gradche” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – flowers. Osogovo, near lake “Gradche” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – flowers. Osogovo, near lake “Gradche” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – flowers. Osogovo, near lake “Gradche” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys plumosa – stems with leaves. Osogovo, near lake “Gradche” River, 06/2014. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Stachys plumosa. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet: http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameCache=Stachys%20plumosa&PTRefFk=800000 [Accessed 06.01.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1972). Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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