A nomenclatural synopsis of 62 names associated with Stachys recta group is presented. Nomenclatural notes are given for 23 names related to S. recta group that have not yet been typified, and for ten names previous typifications and holotype citations are summarized. Second-step typification is proposed for one name. For 28 names original material could not be traced. A neotype was proposed for S. recta and lectotypes are proposed for: Betonica annua var. hirsuta, S. albanica, S. arenariiformis, S. beckeana, S. fragilis f. serpentini, S. labiosa var. sarajevensis, S. linearifolia, S. parolinii, S. petrogena, S. recta subsp. baldaccii, S. r. subsp. b. var. chrysophaea, S. r. subsp. doerfleri, S. r. subsp. labiosa, S. r. subsp. olympica, S. r. subsp. rhodopaea, S. r. subsp. subcrenata, S. sendtneri, S. serpentini, S. sideritis, S. stenophylla, S. tetragona, S. zepcensis.