Image to followAI-generated illustrationStachys officinalis
Stachys officinalis
FamilyGenus: Stachysnative in Germany
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Interactions
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About this species
A native herbaceous perennial with broad leaves, producing flowers from April to September, favoured by sunny sites with moderately moist, poor soils.
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PollinationFlower visit
Ecological significance
This plant is native in Great Britain and forms part of the natural flora.
Annual cycle
Flowers from April to September.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Schwachzehrer (Magerer Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Sep
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.317 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in full sun, in moderately moist but well-drained soil. The soil should be poor and not enriched with additional fertiliser. Once established, it tolerates dry spells but prefers consistent moderate moisture. No special pruning is required.
Scientific profile
Stachys officinalis is a native wild plant in Great Britain, belonging to the Lamiaceae family. It is a herbaceous perennial that is not woody, typically reaching a height of around 0.3 m. The plant bears broad leaves and flowers from April to September. It favours full sun and moderately moist, poor, neutral to slightly acidic soils. It is not tolerant of saline conditions and occurs under low disturbance and moderately warm temperatures.
Pollinators & visitors
54 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Vanessa atalantaPieris napiEuphydryas auriniaAglais urticaeFabriciana adippeBombus terrestrisLeptidea sinapisGonepteryx rhamniAnthidium manicatumBombus lapidariusBombus humilisBombus pratorumBombus pascuorumBombus hypnorumBombus lucorumBombus hortorumPieris rapaePieris brassicaeThymelicus sylvestrisPolyommatus icarusThymelicus lineolaBombus sylvarumAnthophora furcataBombus ruderariusZygaena filipendulaeZygaena purpuralisMelanargia galatheaBombus jonellusBombus ssBombus teluBombus soroeensisLasioglossum xanthopusLasioglossum calceatumHalictus tumulorumCoenonympha pamphilusBombus veteranusAphantopus hyperantusApis melliferaMelanostoma mellinumRophites quinquespinosusLasioglossum pauxillumIphiclides podaliriusSphaerophoria scriptaAndrena nitidaEristalinus sepulchralisBombus muscorumBombus cryptarumEupeodes lunigerArgynnis adippeBombus bohemicus
Other flower visitors
4 other species visit the flowers
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•pollinator_interactions
•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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