Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : stapa
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Stachys maeotica Postr., Stachys wolgensis Wilensky
Classification: Labiatae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: marsh woundwort
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Sumpf-Ziest ; ES : espiga palustre ; FR : épiaire des marais ; IT : stregona palustre ; PT : ; EN : marsh woundwort ; NL : moerasandoom ; DK : kær-galtetand
Biological type: Perennial with stolons
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- Cotyledons elongate, spoon-shaped.
- Leaves entire, elliptic or ovate, regularly dentate.
- Height: 40-100 cm. Plant hairy, green.
- Stem erect, simple or slightly branched.
- Leaves sessile or short-stalked, oblong -lanceolate, acute apex, rounded or somewhat cordate at base, toothed, finely pubescent.
- Flowers pink, 4-8 in dense whorls ; bracteoles very small. Calyx hairy, with teeth lanceolate awl -like, slightly unequal, nearly as long as the tube ; corolla 12-15 mm, with a slightly prominent tube and with a pubescent upper lip.
- Fruits : achenes black and tubercled.
- Plant of which roots are eaten, ornamental, melliferous, used against fever, astringent and vulnerary. Rare in crops.
- Biological type: perennial with stolons.
Mistake with: Stachys annua
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Present
Rare
Rare
Rare
