Lamiaceae
Stachys

Stachys germanica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 581 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Europe to Caucasus. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Morocco, North Caucasus, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2010). Flora Iberica 12: 1-650. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Krestovskaya, T. (2011). The critical review of species of the genus Stachys L. section Eriostemum Hoffmanns. et Link (Labiatae). Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 42: 198-221.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Species other than birds specially protected under The Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981: Schedule 8 (Plants). (March 2002)
  • Dunn, A. J. (1991). Further observations on Stachys germanica. L. Watsonia 18: 359-367.
  • Dunn, A. J. (1997). Biological flora of the British Isles: No. 196. Stachys germanica. Journal of Ecology 85: 531-539.
  • Grieve, M. (1931). A Modern Herbal. Harcourt, Brace & Co.
  • Mabey, R. (1996). Flora Britannica. Sinclair-Stevenson, London.
  • Marren, P. R. (1988). The past and present distribution of Stachys germanica L. in Britain. Watsonia 17: 59-68.
  • National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Jan 2003)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Krestovskaya, T. (2011). The critical review of species of the genus Stachys L. section Eriostemum Hoffmanns. et Link (Labiatae). Novosti Sistematiki Vysshikh Rastenii 42: 198-221.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Tenore. [s.n.] K000928332 Yes
Láng, A.F. [s.n.] K000928796 Yes
Láng, A.F. [s.n.] K000928797 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.], Italy K000928330 Yes
[Gined] [s.n.], Romania K000928331 Yes
Tenore. [s.n.], Italy K000928333 Yes
Day, C.D. [430], Turkey K000341634 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0