Lamiaceae
Whitespot
Stachys sylvatica
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Stachys
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Common names
By language (38)
- Armenian
- Աբեղախոտ անտառային, Ծծռնուկ
- azb
- مرجان اوْتوچیچک پوروق
- Azerbaijani
- Mərcanotuçiçək poruq, Meşə poruğu
- ba
- Ирен сәскә
- Belarusian
- Чысцік лясны, Крапіва глухая, Чысцік
- Bulgarian
- Горски чистец
- Catalan
- Epiaire des bois
- Chinese
- 林地水苏, 林地水蘇
- Croatian
- Šumski čistac
- Czech
- Čistec lesní
- Danish
- Skov-Galtetand
- Dutch
- Bosandoorn
- English
- Whitespot, Hedge nettle, Hedge woundwort
- Estonian
- Mets-nõianõges
- Finnish
- Lehtopähkämö
- French
- Épiaire des bois, Epiaire des bois, Ortie puante
- Georgian
- Ყვანჩალა
- German
- Wald-Ziest, Waldziest, Epiaire des bois
- hsb
- Lěsna přeslička
- Hungarian
- Erdei tisztesfű
- Irish
- Créachtlus
- Latvian
- Meža sārmene
- Lithuanian
- Miškinė notra, Epiaire des bois
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skogsvinerot
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Skogsvinerot
- os
- Цъирæнгæрдæг
- pcd
- Rouche eurtile
- Persian
- سنبلهای جنگلی
- Polish
- Czyściec leśny
- Russian
- Чистец лесной, Чистец трапезунтский
- sah
- Моҕой ото
- Scottish Gaelic
- Lus nan Sgor
- Slovak
- Čistec lesný
- Slovenian
- Gozdni čišljak
- Spanish
- Hortiga de zorro, Hortiga hedionda, Hortiga muerta, Ortiga muerta hedionda, Ortiga hedionda
- Swedish
- Stinksyska, Epiaire des bois
- Ukrainian
- Чистець лісовий
- Welsh
- Briwlys y gwrych
Synonyms
- Stachys canariensis Jacq.
- Stachys cordata Gilib.
- Stachys cordato-folia Gilib.
- Stachys foetida Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
- Stachys glaucescens Muss.Puschk. ex Spreng.
- Stachys sylvatica var. minus Gray
- Stachys sylvatica var. pallida Hausskn.
- Stachys trapezuntea Boiss.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 2,079 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Markus Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Markus Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Robyn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexander Dubynin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Марина Садыкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Flocci Nivis, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist
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- Artichoke betonyStachys affinisLamiaceae
- German hedgenettleStachys germanicaLamiaceae
- Alpine woundwortStachys alpinaLamiaceae
- Italian hedgenettleStachys ocymastrumLamiaceae
- Stachys creticaLamiaceae
- Bugle hedgenettleStachys ajugoidesLamiaceae
- Whitestem hedgenettleStachys albensLamiaceae
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.