Biology:Betonica macrantha

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Betonica macrantha
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In bloom
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Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Betonica
Species:
B. macrantha
Binomial name
Betonica macrantha
K.Koch
Synonyms

Betonica macrantha, formerly Stachys macrantha, known as big betony, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran.[2][1] Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) broad, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with scalloped cordate leaves. Spikes of hooded purplish-pink flowers are borne throughout summer.[3]

The Latin specific epithet macrantha means "large-flowered".[4]

The cultivars 'Robusta', 'Superba', and 'Violacea' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Betonica macrantha K.Koch". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:445123-1. 
  2. "Stachys macrantha". http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=281605. 
  3. Brickell, Christopher, ed (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 1002. ISBN 9781405332965. 
  4. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315. 
  5. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. December 2020. p. 12. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. 

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