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Stachys rugosa

Stachys rugosa
Photo: (c) Charles Stirton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
S. Africa
Climate
subtropical

About

Stachys rugosa is a species of perennial herb in the genus Stachys.

Where it grows

Stachys rugosa can be found in Southern Africa, from Namibia and Namaqualand through the Karoo in Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, and Nama Karoo regions, and into Lesotho. In South Africa, it can be found in the Cape Provinces and the Free State. In grassland biomes, it can be found at altitudes of 180–2,900 m (590–9,510 ft).

Other Stachys plants

Artichoke betony · Bugle hedgenettle · Whitestem hedgenettle · Stachys aleurites · Annual hedgenettle · Stachys antalyensis · Cobwebbed Woundwort · Staggerweed · Golden Stachys · Strandveld stachys · Stachys bombycina · California hedgenettle

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stachys rugosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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.

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