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Betonica officinalis L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Betony
  • 🇫🇷 Bétoine officinale, Épiaire officinal

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Eudicots
  • Clade: Superasterids
  • Clade: Asterids
  • Clade: Lamiids
  • Order: Lamiales
  • Family: Lamiaceae
  • Subfamily: Lamioideae
  • Tribe: Betoniceae
  • Genus: Betonica
  • Species: Betonica officinalis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • B. officinalis subsp. haussknechtii Nyman, 1890;
  • B. officinalis subsp. officinalis
    • var. algeriensis (de Noé) Ball, 1878;
    • var. officinalis L., 1753, P;
    • var. serotina (Host) Nyman, 1881;
  • B. officinalis subsp. skipetarum Jáv., 1921;
  • B. officinalis subsp. velebitica (A.Kern.) Nyman, 1889.

Photographs

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Betonica officinalis
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Betonica officinalis
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Betonica officinalis - Second group of flowers lower on the stem
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Betonica officinalis
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Betonica officinalis
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Betonica officinalis - Cauline leaf
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Betonica officinalis - Basal leaf
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Betonica officinalis - Group of basal leaves

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