Stachys aethiopica

Family: Lamiaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are 50 cm long. They can be hairy. The leaves are broadly oval and 8-35 mm long by 6-25 mm wide. The flowering arrangements are loose lower down and in tighter rings higher up.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Southern Africa, Swaziland

How it is used for food

The leaves are used to make tea drinks.

Edible parts

Leaves - tea

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Betonica capensis Burm.f.; Stachys attenuata Skan; and others