''Stachys annua'', called the annual yellow woundwort, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the hedgenettle genus ''
Stachys
''Stachys'' is a genus of plants, one of the largest in the mint family Lamiaceae.Harley, R. M., et al. 2004. "Labiatae". pages 167–275. In: Kubitzki, K. (editor) and J. W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants ...
'', native to Europe, the Middle East, and western Siberia, and introduced in Cyprus, eastern North America, and Amur Oblast and Primorsky Krai in far eastern Russia.
It is a common plant in fields, road verges and waste places.
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:
*''Stachys annua'' subsp. ''ammophila''
(Boiss. & Blanche) Sam.
*''Stachys annua'' subsp. ''annua''
*''Stachys annua'' subsp. ''cilicica''
(Boiss.) R.Bhattacharjee
References
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annua
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Plants described in 1763