Abstract A description is provided for Puccinia betonicae found parasitic on Stachys officinalis . Some information on its taxonomy, morphology, associated organisms, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status are given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia (Lipetsk Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, Republic of Karelia, Republic of Mordovia, Saratov Oblast), Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, USA (Colorado)) and hosts ( Betonica alopecuros subsp. alopecuros, B. macrantha,, B. officinalis, B. officinalis var. alpestris, Betonica sp., Leonurus turkestanicus, Stachys annua, S. betoniciflora, S. citrina, S. cretica, S. iberica, S. recta and Stachys sp.).