Betonica is a genus of the plants in the family Lamiaceae.

[1] Betonica was until recently usually included in the genus Stachys as a subgenus Stachys subg.

Betonica (L.) Bhattacharjee, but was separated at genus rank from Stachys when a detailed morphological examination showed clear consistent differences in both the foliage and flowers, valid at a higher rank than the previous treatment as just a subgenus.

[2] This has been confirmed by genetic study, which shows Betonica is separate from Stachys and more closely related to the hemp-nettles Galeopsis.

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