Stachys melissifolia Benth., Labiat. Gen. Spec. 538 1834. (Stachys bikramii Aswal & Mehrotra; Stachys emodi Hedge [Illegitimate]; Stachys sericea Wall. ex Benth. [Illegitimate]; Stachys splendens Wall. [Invalid]); Silky Woundwort; Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir to Bhutan, NW India as per Flora of Pakistan & Checklist of Nepal; Stachys sericea, a much slender plant than S. floccosa, with much less dense silky hairs on stem and leaves, smaller flowers often lighter coloured in the lower lip.
Please provide your inputs regarding id of this herb, from vof area.. efi page on Stachys melissifolia (syn: Stachys sericea Wall. ex Benth. [Illegitimate]) I think matches with images at Stachys melissifolia (syn: Stachys sericea Wall. ex Benth. [Illegitimate]) Bot. name: Stachys sericea. Family: Lamiaceae Location: Near Cheeka (On the way to hampta Pass), Altitude: approx 10000 ft Habitat: Wild Plant Habit herb You may be having two different species here One (1312, 1315) with few spreading hairs on stem, longer corolla tube, lighter flower colour ...........................Stachys sericea One (1328, 1229) with densely woolly stems, broader corolla, darker flower colour and shorter corolla tube......S. floccosa Watch my S. sericea from Manali and S. floccosa from Kadhmir, uploading the lower lip. Photographed from Kullu. Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Lamiaceae, Stachy sericea from Kullu-GSMAY106/109 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Stachys sericea, a much slender plant than S. floccosa, with much less dense silky hairs on stem and leaves, smaller flowers often lighter coloured in the lower lip. Photographed from Kullu. Having tiny pink flowers. Deformed, offseason Stachys sericea Can it be some species of Balsam? On the trail to VOF on 14 August '12. Lamium album Somehow overlooked Sir Ji... this is closer to Stachys sericea and is not Lamium album at all... I think this should be Stachys melissifolia http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bee%20Leaf%20Woundwort.html Here is a picture from Flowers of the Himalaya: A Supplement Yes not Lamium, perhaps the result of pressure of seeing so many photographs quickly. Luckily we have people like ... and you to not let the wrong ID go. Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail ... about 7800 ft Habitat: mountain slope Habit: herb, about 1 - 1.5 m high; flower about 8 - 10 mm across To me flower colour looks different, flowers smaller (could you tell the flower length?), and leaves more sessile than Nepeta erecta. Some more views of leaf attachment of lower and upper leaves please??. Looks like some Stachys Sp. I cannot recollect strongly, ... the flower could be about 10 mm across, about 20 mm long. Let me see if I can fetch some other views of this plant. Will post them if I get some new views. Stachys sericea I guess Agree with Stachys sericea To me it does not look like Stachys sericea. Would be happy to consider it similar to plant uploaded by ... and identified as Stachys melissifolia. To me this also looks like Stachys melissifolia. The other plant is Stachys emodi Hedge, which has stems covered with long silky hairs - see ... plant here: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silky%20Woundwort.html The naming seems to be terribly messed up: Stachys sericea Wall. ex Benth is treated as as synonym of Stachys emodi Hedge (accepted name) at GRIN At TPL, Stachys emodi Hedge is treated as an illegitimate synonym of Stachys melissifolia Benth. (accepted name) At TPL, Stachys sericea Wall. ex Benth is treated as an illegitimate synonym of Stachys melissifolia Benth. (accepted) At TPL, Stachys sericea Cav. is accepted name PS: This plant is wrongly labelled as Nepeta erecta in K.R. Keshava Murthy's book, probably the source of ... preliminary thinking. You can see Nepeta erecta in this link: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Erect%20Catmint.html and in the attached picture from FOH. Yes ... Nomenclature of this genus seems to be confusing. Let us see if we have some clear view in future. Valley of Flowers ... about 11500 ft Habitat: sloping meadow Habit: herb, about 1 m high; flower about 1 - 1.5 cm across I think yes Lovely shots of Stachys melissifolia Lamiaceae (incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight :: Stachys melissifolia :: Valley of Flowers :: DVMAY64/64 : 2 posts by 2 authors. 4 images. Stachys melissifolia Benth. at Valley of Flowers on August 2, 2012 along Govind Ghat - Ghangaria trail on August 1, 2012 Phlomis bracteosa (Purple Jerusalem Sage) Valley of Flowers 14.08.2012 This looks like Stachys melissifolia http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bee%20Leaf%20Woundwort.html Thanks ... for the correct flower ID Herb upto 1 m height Stachys melissifolia http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bee%20Leaf%20Woundwort.html Yes ..., it is Stachys melissifolia. I think yes Location: VoF. I think yes Good photographs Date/Time- 4.09.2011 Location-Place, Altitude, Chopta, 2900 m Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild Plant Habit-Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb Height/Length- about 30 - 50 cm Leaves Type/Shape/ Size-As in photo Flowers Size/Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- Fls. aromatic Fruits Type/Shape/ Size Seeds-Not seen Some Leucas species It is Clinopodium umbrosum (Lamiaceae) You can see my photo attached. Hope both are same ... it is not Clinopodium umbrosum Where is your photograph, not attached here. Flowers are not very clear but leaves suggest Stachys sericea Please have a look at these links for Clinopodium Yes Stachys sericea One more plant looking like Balsam Sp for ID Location - Chandanwari to Pissu top route Altitude - Approx 11000' Date Aug 11, 2013 Should be Stachys sericea... Seen this herb on Dhel - Bheradnala Trek route at GHNP at an altitude of approx. 3000m. Bot. name: Stachys melissifolia Family: Lamiaceae Date/Time: 29-09-2014 / 01:20PM This is again from Chakrata area, I hope this is a Stachys sp...Stachys sericea ??
Please check also Gomphostemma as like this verticillasters found in both the genera. Gomphostemma species so far in efi & efi page on Stachys melissifolia (syn. Stachys sericea Wall. ex Benth. [Illegitimate]) It looks me Stachys sericea This erect herb was recorded from vof area, earlier label with me says Stachys melissifolia... experts requested to give valuable opinion.. Location: Kalinchowk, Dolakha, Nepal Altitude: 9000 ft. Date: 26 July 2014 Lamiaceae ..?? Appears so. I think Stachys sp. Stachys species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) Stachys melissifolia Benth. (accepted name) ??? Yes, ... Close to Stachys melissifolia as per images at Lamiaceae (Incl. Verbenaceae) Fortnight: Stachys sp. from Chakrata- NS May 30/30 Annotated checklist of flowering plants of Nepal and Books of Nepal listed as Stachys melissaefolia Benth. whereas google and other websites showing Stachys melissifolia Benth. Why is such difference ? ..., I think names containing double / triple vowels are revised to have single vowel. Let us wait for better / correct understanding. I think there are mistakes in spelling sometimes in publications. But I think we have to follow what ever is published initially. I do not know if I am correct. For the correct spelling you may use WWW.IPNI.ORG which lists this name as Stachys melissifolia although in original description it is labelled as Stachys melissaefolia. Thanks, ... That means I was wrong. As per Code 'mellisaefolia' is correctable to 'mellisifolia' Thank you all for clarifying the complications of ID ! Stachys melissifolia Benth. Nepali Name : मिगिना Miginaa ID please- 031117PV1 : 1 post by 1 author. Pl. identify the Herb from Gobindghat to Ghangharia Likely to be Stachys sp. Please provide additional pics, if you have ... Pl. Check comparative images at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae/stachys Appears close to images at Stachys melissifolia Benth. although image is not clear. Dear sir please help me to identify the species : 17 posts by 5 authors. 1 image. please help me to identify the following species Species for Identification - location - Barot, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh Altitude- 2800-3000m Date 21- August-2017 This can be Stachys sp. Pl. check Could you match with any species at the given link? till not found any match sir Do you have any other image? Pl. check with images at Pictures do not match. Check for Pedaliaceae as well. Pedaliaceae is not represented in the Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Only cultivated Sesamum indicum is found here. Rugose leaf surface is again not found in Pedaliaceae. Sir I am sending d pic, Attachments (1) - 1 mb Did you check with the suggested id? It is Stachys melissifolia listed as Stachys sericea in FLORA OF KULLU by Dhaliwal & Sharma Lamiaceae purple flowers for ID :: Govindghat - Ghangaria, Uttarakhand :: Aug 2018 :: ARKOCT-28 : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (7) Saw these at many places along the Govindghat - Ghangaria trail, Uttarakhand in Aug 2018. Requested to please provide ID. Pl. check comparative images at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/l/lamiaceae I think will match with any of the species at Anisomeles sp. Stachys melissifolia References:
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