Common name
English: Hedge woundwort
German: Wald-Ziest
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Lamiales (199)
Family: Lamiaceae (99)(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