Stachys buttleri

Stachys buttleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae endemic to Turkey growing on a single rock face in Antalya.

Description

Stachys buttleri is a perennial herb with fragile stems growing on the western calcareous rock face at the Upper Düden Waterfalls in Antalya, some 9 km NNE of the old city centre, 40-90 m above sea level.
It is a very finely long-hairy plant, with large, oval, broad-toothed leaves, and with medium-spaced whorls of white flowers set along flowering stems that tend to hang downwards. There are mostly 2 flowers per whorl, which distinguishes it from the similar Stachys pinardii nearby which generally has 4 or more per whorl.
As a plant growing just on one rock face, it is classed as CR.
Photographic details can be seen on .
The species is named after Dr K. P. Buttler, its discoverer and a notable collector of the Turkish flora.