Lamiaceae
Artichoke betony
Stachys affinis
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Stachys
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Common names
By language (18)
- Bulgarian
- Китайски артишок
- Burmese
- ပဲပိုးတီ
- Chinese
- 甘露子, 草石蠶, 草石蚕, 地牯牛草, 宝塔菜, 螺丝菜, 螺絲菜, 白花地蚕
- Czech
- Čistec hlíznatý
- Danish
- Kinaskok, Galtetand
- English
- Artichoke betony
- Esperanto
- Tubera stakio
- French
- Crosne du Japon, Crosne, Épiaire à chapelets
- German
- Knollen-Ziest, Chinesische Artischocke, Japanische Kartoffel, Knollenziest
- Japanese
- チョロギ, ちょうろぎ, ちょろぎ, チョウロギ, 丁呂木, 丁梠木, 千代老木, 玉環菜
- Korean
- 초석잠
- lzh
- 草石蠶
- Polish
- Czyściec bulwiasty
- Russian
- Китайский артишок, Артишок китайский, Чистец похожий, Чистец родственный
- shn
- ထူဝ်ႇမူင်ႈ
- Spanish
- Alcachofa betonica, Alcachofa betónica, Alcachofa china, Betonica del Japon, Betonica del Japón, Betónica del Japón
- Swedish
- Korogi
- Thai
- ถั่วด้วง
Synonyms
- Stachys geobombycis var. alba C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li
- Stachys sieboldii Miq.
- Stachys sieboldii var. alba (C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li) H.B.Chen
- Stachys sieboldii var. glabrescens C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li
- Stachys sieboldii var. malacotricha Hand.-Mazz.
- Stachys tubifera Naudin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.