| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Stachys cassia (Boiss.) Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 74 (1854) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula to s. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Description | stems erect, sparsely adpressed hirsute, leaves rugose, petiolate, oblong, abaxially grey pilose, flowers in spicate inflorescence, whorls many flowered |
| Size | 20-45cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Sideritis cassia Boiss. Stachys cretica ssp. cassia (Boiss.) Rech.f. Stachys germanica var. cassia (Boiss.) Briq. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |