Stachys recta, commonly known as stiff hedgenettle or perennial yellow-woundwort, is herbaceous perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae.
The name is derived from the Greek word σταχυς (stachys), meaning 'an ear of grain', and refers to the fact that the inflorescence is often a spike. The specific Latin name recta, meaning 'straight', also refers to the shape of the inflorescence.
The biological form of S. recta is hemicryptophyte scapose, as its overwintering buds are situated just below the soil ...