Stachys annua

(L.) L.

Woundwort

Lamiaceae Edible: Flowers - honey, Leaves 3,184 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Stachys annua, called the annual yellow woundwort, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the hedgenettle genus Stachys, native to Europe, the Middle East, and western Siberia, and introduced in Cyprus, eastern North America, and Amur Oblast and Primorsky Krai in far eastern Russia. It is a common plant in fields, road verges and waste places.

Description

A temperate herb in the Lamiaceae family.

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Edible Uses

The flowers are a source of light amber honey, and the leaves are edible.

Traditional Uses

The flowers are the source of a light amber honey.

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Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Europe, Luxembourg, Turkey, Türkiye,

Also Known As

Haciosmanotu

References (3)

Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
Facciola, S., 1998, Cornucopia 2: a Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, p 136
Sp. pl. ed. 2, 2:813. 1763