Betonica
Genus of flowering plants
Betonica is a genus of the plants in the family Lamiaceae.
Betonica was until recently usually included in the genus Stachys as a subgenus Stachys subg. Betonica (L.) Bhattacharjee, but was separated at genus rank from Stachys when a detailed morphological examination showed clear consistent differences in both the foliage and flowers, valid at a higher rank than the previous treatment as just a subgenus. This has been confirmed by genetic study, which shows Betonica is separate from Stachys and more closely related to the hemp-nettles Galeopsis.
01Species
Species include:
Sources and credits
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- Betonica officinalis.jpg by Unknown author, Public domain
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