Mediterranean Woundwort / بطنج كريتي / / قرطوم

قَرطوم كريت / سنبلة (كريت)

Stachys cretica L.

Flowers & Leaves, June. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0 License.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
April to June
Seed collection period
July to September

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Light purple
  • Pink
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Stachys
Family
Lamiaceae
Wikidata item
Q4516381
GBIF Item
Stachys cretica L. (2927296)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. IUCN Red List. (2021, November 20).
  2. Stachys cretica L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-10.

Citation

Stachys cretica L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/638 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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