Stachys antalyensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae endemic to the Antalya region of Turkey.
Description Stachys antalyensis is a perennial herb with fragile stems growing on calcareous rocks in Antalya with an altitude of .
It is a hairy plant, with moderate to large (to 7 cm), oval, broad-toothed leaves, and with whorls of white flowers set densely along shortish (to c.8 cm), straight flowering stems orientated upwards, with generally 6-10 flowers per whorl, a combination distinguishing it from similar species which generally have fewer flowers per whorl, much longer flowering stems regularly drooping downwards, or flowers that are pinkish. The flower tube has a ring of hairs within.Türkiye’de Yetişen Stachys L. (Lamiaceae) Cinsine Ait Fragilicaulis R.Bhattacharjee Seksiyonunun Taksonomik Revizyonu Ve Moleküler Filogenetik Analizi / Doktora Tezi / Özal Güner, Mart 2016
As a regional-endemic known from a limited number of places, it is classed as VU (Vulnerable).
Photographic details can be seen on iNaturalist.
Photographic description
Further reading Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, vol. 10 (Supplement), P.H.Davis, R.R.Mill & Kit Tan, 1988, p. 204 (description)
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