Stachys
| Stachys | |
|---|---|
| Stachys sylvatica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Lamiales | 
| Family: | Lamiaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Lamioideae | 
| Genus: | Stachys L. | 
| Type species | |
| Stachys sylvatica | |
| Species | |
| About 360; see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stachys is a genus of plants, one of the largest in the mint family Lamiaceae. Estimates of the number of species vary from about 300, to about 450. Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae and its type species is Stachys sylvatica. The precise extent of the genus and its relationship to other genera in the subfamily are poorly known.