Photographs: Co. Cork

Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis Cuislín gan duaire Family: Lamiaceae Flowering time: April-September. Annual. Introduced. Leafy spikes with axillary whorls of 2-lipped pale pink-purple flowers and 4 stamens. The calyx is nearly as long as or equal to the corolla. Leaves are blunt-toothed and oval, the lower leaves stalked, the upper leaves un-stalked. A branched, hairy plant with straggling or sometimes erect stems. Height to 25cm. Occasional, an 'arable weed' mainly found in S and SE Ireland on acidic or sandy cultivated or waste ground.

Field Woundwort, Stachys arvensis, Cuislín gan duaire