Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Lamiaceae (99)(family description)
Genus: Stachys (5)
Epithet: lavandulifolia Vahl (1)
Synonyms: Sideritis calycantha M.Bieb., Stachys boissieri Kapeller, Stachys calycantha M.Bieb., Stachys zuvandica Rzazade, Zietenia lavandulifolia (Vahl) Link, Zietenia orientalis Gled.
boissieri => in honor of Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810-1885), Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician
calycantha => calyx-flowered, having flowers with conspicuous calyces
lavandulifolia => Lavender-leaved
orientalis => eastern