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Betonies
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Betonies

Betonica

Stachys is one of the largest genera in the flowering plant family Lamiaceae. Estimates of the number of species in the genus vary from about 300, to about 450. The type species for the genus is Stachys sylvatica. Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae. Generic limits and relationships in this subfamily are poorly known.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

common hedge-nettle

speciesBetonica officinalis

Big Betony

speciesBetonica macrantha

Yellow Betony

speciesBetonica alopecuros

Alpine betony

speciesBetonica hirsuta

Betonica betoniciflora

speciesBetonica betoniciflora

White betony

speciesBetonica nivea

Balkan betony

speciesBetonica scardica

Betonica orientalis

speciesBetonica orientalis

Betonica brantii

speciesBetonica brantii

Bulgarian betony

speciesBetonica bulgarica

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Betonies in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.386

Betonies in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.640

Betonies in Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Introductio Generalis in Rem Herbariam

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · 1690 · p.113

Betonies in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1484 · p.91

Betonies in Latin Herbal

Latin Herbal

1484 · p.61

Betonies in Herbarius

Herbarius

1485 · p.62

Betonies in Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)

1486 · p.59

Betonies in Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

Herbarius latinus (with French synonyms)

1486 · p.63

Betonies in Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

Latin Herbal with German Synonyms

1486 · p.62

Betonies in Herbal of Virtues

Herbal of Virtues

1499 · p.61

Betonies in The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

The Book of Health: The Art of Distillation

Brunschwig, Hieronymus · 1505 · p.98

Betonies in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

1507 · p.53

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 895040.