Stachys sylvatica L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inLamiaceae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Lamiaceae// Genus: Stachys// Species: Stachys sylvatica L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et al., 1972) and Flora SR Srbije (Josifović, 1974).

Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Siberia, West Himalaya and Iran; Macaronesia according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges and clearings of forests.

Lifeform: Perennial, hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

Stachys sylvatica – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – flowers. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – stem with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Stachys sylvatica – stem and leaf petioles. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Josifović, M. (1974). Flora SR Srbije VI. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd.

Stachys sylvatica L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:460020-1 [Accessed 03.07.2022].

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.