Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevis.
(Betony)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesStachys officinalis (Betony)
GenusStachys (woundworts)
FamilyLAMIACEAE (dead-nettles, mints and scented herbs)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Stachys officinalis (Betony) :
1: Stachys officinalis (Betony)
9 Jul 2005 OSGR: SP51 51° 50’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Image 1: Plants in sward
2: Stachys officinalis (Betony)
9 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW87 50° 30’ N, 5° 0’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
on south-facing slope
Image 1: Flower head - pale backgroundImage 2: Flowering shoots - pale backgroundImage 3: Fruiting headImage 4: Fruiting head (2)Image 5: Fruiting head and bractsImage 6: Fruiting head - oldImage 7: Fruiting head - pale backgroundImage 8: Fruiting head - pale background (2)Image 9: Fruiting heads - oldImage 10: Fruiting heads - old (2)Image 11: InflorescenceImage 12: Inflorescence (2)Image 13: Inflorescence (3)Image 14: Inflorescence (4)Image 15: Inflorescence (5)Image 16: Inflorescence (6)Image 17: Leaves and stem base - in situImage 18: Leaves - basal - in situImage 19: Leaves - basal - in situ (2)Image 20: Leaves - basal - in situ (3)Image 21: Leaves - basal - top surfaces - pale backgroundImage 22: Leaves - basal - top surfaces - pale background (2)Image 23: Leaves - basal - upper sidesImage 24: Leaves - basal - under & top surfaces - pale backgroundImage 25: Leaves - basal - undersidesImage 26: Leaves - cauline - upper & under side - dark backgroundImage 27: Plant - in situImage 28: Plant - in situ (2)Image 29: Calyx tube - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 30: Calyx tube - enlarged - dark background (2)Image 31: Calyx tube - enlarged - dark background (3)Image 32: Fruiting head - enlargedImage 33: Inflorescence - top view - enlargedImage 34: Inflorescence - top view - enlarged (2)Image 35: Leaf - upperside - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 36: Leaf - underside - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 37: Leaf margin - underside - magnifiedImage 38: Leaf - upperside - magnifiedImage 39: Leaf - upperside - magnified (2)Image 40: Leaf - underside - magnified
3: Stachys officinalis (Betony)
29 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant

Stachys officinalis (Betony) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Stachys officinalis (Betony)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Stachys officinalis (Betony)
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