Family: Lamiaceae Betony Betonica officinalis (Stachys officinalis) Flowering time: June-October. Perennial. Native Found on dry grassland, heaths and at the edge of open woodland. Widespread in England and Wales, prefers slightly acidic soil but also found on neutral and calcareous ground. Oblong spikes with whorls of purple-red flowers, the calyx with bristle-pointed teeth. Leaves are coarsely blunt-toothed, the lower leaves stalked. Height 15-60cm.

     

Betony, Stachys officinalis
Dorset. August 2007