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Lamiaceae

Hairy ironwort

Sideritis lanata L.

Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Sideritis

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Hairy ironwort (Sideritis lanata)
FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)
Bulgarian
Вълнест миризлив бурен
Chinese
铁尖草
English
Hairy ironwort

Synonyms

  • Hesiodia lanata (L.) Soják
  • Marrubiastrum elegans (Murray) Moench
  • Sideritis elegans Murray
  • Sideritis nigricans Lam.
  • Stachys paniculata Benth.

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.