Lamiaceae

Simplebeak ironwort

Sideritis romana L.

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Sideritis

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Simplebeak ironwort (Sideritis romana) — FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: فزر روماني
arz: فزر رومانى
Croatian: Rimska očist
English: Simplebeak ironwort

Synonyms

Burgsdorfia romana (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link
Hesiodia romana (L.) Samp.
Stachys romana (L.) E.H.L.Krause

Flowers

In flower: April to June (from 250 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stephanie Tran, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sergio Denche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: mireille thibault, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Patrice78500, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Roland Greinwald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Giannis Pantazopoulos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.