Stachys simplex
Lamiaceae Lamioideae Leucadeae
As at April 2024, 2 herbarium specimens
South African Red List status: LC
Global Distribution: Southern Africa only
Found within protected areas: Malolotja
Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Stachys simplex - Stem up to 30 cm high, slender, erect from oblique base; leaves mostly at base, few widely spaced smaller leaves on erect stem, thinly hairy throughout. Leaves at base with stalk c 5 mm long, blade oval, blunt, not heart-shaped, c 3 cm long x 1,5 cm wide. Flower clusters close in short terminal inflorescence. Calyx c 5 mm long, not very long-pointed; corolla c 1,2 cm long, bluish-white.
* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.
Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.
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