Lamiaceae FAMILY
Stachys palustris
Stachys palustris
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Stachys palustris is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, south and east from Norway to Portugal and temperate Asia to Japan.
HabitatBy streams and ditches, also in swamps and fens. Occasionally found on arable land[ 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. ].