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Limestone Woundwort

Stachys alpina

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Common names

13 names · 13 languages
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Other languages (12)
Dutch
French
Bulgarian
  • Алпийски ранилист[2]
Czech
  • čistec alpínský[2]
German
Hungarian
  • havasi tisztesfű[2]
Italian
Polish
  • czyściec górski[2]
Russian
  • Чистец альпийский[2]
Slovak
  • čistec alpínsky[2]
Slovenian
  • alpski čišljak[2]
Swedish
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Stachys alpina — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Limestone Woundwort — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Alpen-Ziest — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Épiaire des Alpes — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Stregona alpina — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Alpenandoorn — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
[2] Stachys alpina — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Limestone Woundwort — results[14].names[1]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Alpen-Ziest — results[14].names[4]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Épiaire des Alpes — results[14].names[2]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Stregona alpina — results[14].names[5]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Alpenandoorn — results[14].names[7]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • čistec alpínský — results[14].names[3]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • alpsyska — results[14].names[6]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Чистец альпийский — results[14].names[8]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • alpski čišljak — results[14].names[9]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • havasi tisztesfű — results[14].names[10]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • czyściec górski — results[14].names[11]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • čistec alpínsky — results[14].names[12]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
  • Алпийски ранилист — results[14].names[13]; taxon id 360154; Stachys alpina.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Stachys alpina is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe to N. Iran.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Unknown suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Limestone Woundwort (Stachys alpina) is a herbaceous plant. Its flowering period is not specified.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Stachys alpina — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1266583; ID 4ZFB6; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1266583; ID 4ZFB6; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Stachys alpina — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 172481; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 253020, 253021, 253022, 253023, 253024, 253025, 253026, 253027, 253028, 253029, 253030, 253031, 253032, 253033, 253034, 253035, 253036, 253037, 253038

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.