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Stachys arvensis
Also called Field woundwort, Corn Woundwort, Field Hedge Nettle, Field Nettle Betony, Field Stachys, Hedge Nettle, Wild Mint
Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) is a low annual weed of the mint family, common in disturbed ground and fields. It is grown only as a wild or medicinal herb, not as an ornamental, and its key trait is that it thrives in moist, disturbed soil.
Stachys arvensis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names field woundwort and staggerweed. It is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It is known on other continents as an introduced species and widespread weed.
It grows in many types of habitat, including disturbed areas, and often in moist spots.
As its common name 'field woundwort' suggests, this herb has been used since Roman times in healing wounds, and its seeds, scattered by Roman soldiers, mark the lines of Roman roads. Its close relatives hedge woundwort and marsh woundwort are also used to treat wounds.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
