This is the special rarity of the one wood in Denbighshire where it grows but annoyingly, moves from place to place. I first found this by accurately identifying it from the non flowering rosette in early spring. The leaves when crushed have the characteristic woundwort smell. At five feet or so the plant itself is taller than the common weed Stachys sylvatica (Hedge Woundwort). In this wood the two grow alongside each other.
Wood in Denbigh, 25th July 2002
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