A modern reference to temperate woody plants, including updated content from this site and much new material, can be found at Trees and Shrubs Online.
Labiatae
A genus of about thirty species of herbs and sub-shrubs, natives of Asia for the most part but also represented in Europe (though not by woody species) and in Abyssinia. The spelling of the generic name is sometimes confused with Eschscholzia, a genus of Californian plants allied to the poppies.
Some names used by Bean have now been superseded and are no longer familiar. To ensure that all plants can be easily found, under any name, we have cross-referenced to The Plant List, a collaboration between RBG Kew, Missouri Botanical Gardens and other organisations, which aims to provide a currently accepted name for any plant. Not all taxonomists will agree with all Plant List nomenclature, but it provides a baseline to compare names. For each species above, clicking on the Modern Name will link to the entry for that name on The Plant List website.
