Stachys monnieri

Taxobox
name = "Stachys monnieri"


image_caption = "Stachys monnieri" 'Hummelo' Betony
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Lamiaceae
genus = "Stachys"
species = "S. monnieri"
binomial = "Stachys monnieri"
binomial_authority = (Gouan) P. W. Ball
synonyms = "Stachys desnsifolia"

"Stachys monnieri" is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant commonly called "Alpine betony" from the mint family Lamiaceae. Purplish pink colored flowers are produced in dense heads above a thick growth of wrinkled leaves. Plants grow about 18 inches tall when in bloom in mid summer.