Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Ball in Tutin et al. (1972) and Matevski in Matevski (2021).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to the Balkan peninsula according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010)
Habitat: Edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests, grasslands, from c. 800 up to 1400 m altitude.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
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Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys scardica – verticillasters with flowers. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys scardica – stems with leaves. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski..Stachys scardica – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys scardica – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys scardica – stem. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Stachys scardica – stem. Osogovo – region between Visoka chuka (Ponikva) and Ratkova skala, 01.07.2023. 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