Stachys

Stachys
Stachys sylvatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
Genus: Stachys
L.
Type species
Stachys sylvatica
Species

About 360; see text

Synonyms
List
    • Aspasia E.Mey. ex Pfeiff.
    • Bonamya Neck.
    • Chamaesphacos Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
    • Eriostemum Steud
    • Eriostomum Hoffmanns. & Link
    • Galeopsis Hill 1756 not L. 1753 nor Adans. 1763 nor Moench 1794
    • Galeopsis Moench 1794 not L. 1753 nor Adans. 1763 nor Moench 1794 nor Hill 1756
    • Koevia Krestovsk.
    • Lamiostachys Krestovsk.
    • Menitskia (Krestovsk.) Krestovsk.
    • Olisia Spach
    • Ortostachys Fourr.
    • Stachyus St.-Lag.
    • Tapeinanthus Boiss. ex Hohen.
    • Tetrahitum Hoffmanns. & Link
    • Thuspeinanta T.Durand
    • Trixago Haller
    • Trixella Fourr.
    • Zietenia Gled.

Stachys is a genus of plants, one of the largest in the mint family Lamiaceae. Estimates of the number of species vary from about 300 to about 450. Plants of the World Online accepts 373 species. Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae and its type species is Stachys sylvatica. The precise extent of the genus and its relationship to other genera in the subfamily are poorly known.