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Betony - Stachys officinalis

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Betony Betony - Stachys officinalis dylan Location 20 Nov 2020, 3:35 p.m. 15 Aug 2019, 12:40 p.m.
Betony Betony - Stachys officinalis dylan Goat Gully 28 Apr 2021, 8:24 p.m. 26 Apr 2021, 4:17 p.m.
Betony Betony - Stachys officinalis dylan Goat Gully 28 Apr 2021, 8:24 p.m. 26 Apr 2021, 4:17 p.m.
Betony Betony - Stachys officinalis dylan Goat Gully 28 Apr 2021, 8:24 p.m. 26 Apr 2021, 4:17 p.m.
Betony Betony - Stachys officinalis dylan Goat Gully 28 Apr 2021, 8:24 p.m. 26 Apr 2021, 4:17 p.m.
Betony Betony - Stachys officinalis dylan Castle Eden Dene 10 Jun 2021, 5:48 p.m. 3 Jun 2021, 2 p.m.

Species Description

Common but declining. Habitat: dryish, light soils often on sunny banks and hedgerows, on heathland and other grassy places including, occasionally, the undisturbed margins of arable fields. Other names include: Common hedgenettle, Purple betony, Wood betony, Bishopwort, or bishop's wort.