Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Lamiaceae (99)(family description)
Genus: Stachys (5)
Epithet: alopecuros (L.) Benth. (1)
Synonyms: Betonica alopecuros L., Betonica alpina Mill., Betonica flava St.-Lag., Betonica jacquinii Gren. & Godr., Betonica lutea Lam., Betonica orphanidea Heldr. ex Boiss., Sideritis alopecuros (L.) Scop., Stachys godronii (Rouy) Rouy ex Prain, Stachys jacquinii (Gren. & Godr.) Fritsch, Stachys javorkae PĂ©nzes
alpina => from the Alps
flava => pure yellow
lutea => distinct yellow, a full yellow