Common name
English: Hedge woundwort
German: Wald-Ziest
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Lamiales (196)
Family: Lamiaceae (97)(family description)
Genus: Stachys (5)
Epithet: sylvatica L. (6)
Synonyms: Stachys canariensis Jacq., Stachys foetida Gueldenst. ex Ledeb., Stachys glaucescens Muss.Puschk. ex Spreng., Stachys trapezuntea Boiss.
canariensis => from the Canary Islands, or Canary-like
foetida => evil smelling
glaucescens => becoming greyish or bluish
sylvatica => wild not cultivated, growing in woods and forests
trapezuntea => from Trabzon north-eastern Turkey
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink