Stachys sylvatica L., Sp. Pl. 580 1753. (syn: Stachys canariensis Jacq.; Stachys cordata Gilib.; Stachys cordatifolia Gilib.; Stachys foetida Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.; Stachys glaucescens Muss.Puschk. ex Spreng.; Stachys trapezuntea Boiss.);
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Macaronesia, Europe to Central Siberia and W. Himalaya: Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Madeira, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia; Introduced into: New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Ontario as per POWO;
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Linn. ; stem erect hispidly hairy, leaves long- petioled broadly ovate-cordate serrate softly hairy, floral sessile longer than the calyx, whorls few-fld., calyx 1/3 in., teeth triangular, tips acicular, corolla small, tube exserted. Benth, in DC. Prodr. xii. 469 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, iv. 726 ; Reichb. Ic. Fl. Germ. t. 1211, 1232.
WESTERN HIMALAYA ; Kashmir, Falconer.—DISTRIB. Europe and N. Asia.
Foetid when bruised. Rootstock creeping, stoloniferous. Stem 1-3 ft., rather slender. Leaves 2-4 in., radical early withering ; petiole of lower often longer. Whorls glandular-hairy. Corolla 1/2 in. long, pink. Nutlets subglobose.
(Attributions- IBIS Flora (Flora of British India))
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I’d request for this pink flowered Nepeta plant.: 3 images.
Location: Kupwara, J&K
📷 Adil abdullah.
Lamiaceae member, seems Anisomeles, check with local flora
Sorry, You already reached Genus of Nepeta right,
Stachys is more probable. Pl. check images at Stachys melissifolia Benth.
What are the species listed in your area?
Seems Nepeta elliptica
Looks different !
What are the species of Stachys listed in your area?
I hope Stachys melissifolia Benth. (Syn: S. emodi Hedge, S. sericea Wall ex Benth; S. splendens Wall..)
Stachys sylvatica L.
Perfectly matched.
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References: POWO Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP IPNI GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Biodiversity Portal IBIS Flora (Flora of British India) Wikipedia Useful Tropical Plants iNaturalist Nature Gate Plant Life First Nature
