Family: Lamiaceae Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis Flowering time: April-September. Annual. An arable weed found on acidic or sandy cultivated or waste ground. Less frequent in Scotland and Ireland. RDB-Near Threatened Hairy, +/- branched plant with axillary whorls of pale pink-purple, 2-lipped flowers, the calyx nearly as long as or equal to the corolla. Blunt-toothed, oval leaves, the lower stalked, upper leaves un-stalked.

   


Field Woundwort, Stachys arvensis
Holton Lee, Dorset. October 2012