Lamiaceae FAMILY

Stachys sylvatica

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Stachys sylvatica is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.90 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, including Britain, south and east from Norway to Portugal, the Caucasus and the Himalayas.

HabitatWoodland, hedgebanks and shady waste places, usually on rich soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].