Stachys byzantina Koch (Lamiaceae) - Stregona candida - lamb's-ears

Stachys byzantina Koch Linnaea 21: 686 (1849)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Stachys byzantina Koch
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Stachys byzantina Koch
Distribuzione in Europa

Stachys byzantina Koch
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Magnoliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Asteridae
Order / Ordine: Lamiales
Family / Famiglia: Lamiaceae

Genus / Genere: Stachys

Species / Specie

Stachys acutifolia Bory et Chaub.

Stachys alopecuros (L.) Bentham

Stachys alpina L.

Stachys annua (L.) L.

Stachys arenaria Vahl

Stachys arvensis (L.) L.

Stachys byzantina Koch

Stachys corsica Pers.

Stachys germanica L.

Stachys glutinosa L.

Stachys heraclea All.

Stachys maritima Gouan

Stachys marrubiifolia Viv.

Stachys ocymastrum (L.) Briq.

Stachys officinalis (L.) Trevisan

Stachys palustris L.

Stachys pradica (Zanted.) Greuter et Pign.

Stachys pubescens Ten.

Stachys recta L.

Stachys salviifolia Ten.

Stachys sylvatica L.

Stachys thirkei Koch

Stachys tymphaea Hausskn.

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Stregona candida

English name: lamb's-ears
US name: Woolly Hedgenettle

Forma biologica: H scap
Periodo di fioritura: VI-VII
Tipo corologico: Avv.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/1600 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Stachys lanata Jacq., non Crantz
Stachys olympica auct., vix Poir.

Images / Immagini

Stachys byzantina Koch

Credit: Photo by Leo Michels - Source: http://www.imagines-plantarum.de/
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Stachys byzantina Koch

Credit: Photo by Marinella Zepigi

Stachys byzantina Koch

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Lamiaceae:

Tutte le famiglie Tutti i generi CPM-Gallery

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti