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Lamium purpureum L., Sp. Pl. 579 1753. (Syn: Lamiopsis purpurea (L.) Opiz; Lamium albiflorum Schur; Lamium boreale Druce; Lamium coesfeldiae Weihe ex Rchb.; Lamium decipiens Sond. ex Martrin-Donos; Lamium durandoi Pomel; Lamium foetidum Garsault [Invalid]; Lamium foetidum Gilib. [Invalid]; Lamium guestphalicum Weihe ex Nyman; Lamium molle Sol.; Lamium nudum Crantz; Lamium ocimifolium Sm.; Lamium purpureum var. albiflorum Dumort.; Lamium purpureum var. decipiens Sond. ex W.D.J.Koch; Lamium purpureum var. exannulatum Loret & Barrandon);
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Macaronesia, Medit., Europe to Siberia (from WCSP);
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Fotos taken on a bicycletrip in Bremen-Ritterhude April 2011. Has medicinal use.
Wiki says: Though superficially similar to a nettle in appearance, it is not related and does not sting, hence the name “deadnettle”. Typical weed in gardens…….
Fotos taken on a bicycletrip in Bremen-Ritterhude April 2011.
Has medicinal use. Wiki says: Though superficially similar to a nettle in appearance, it is
not related and does not sting, hence the name “deadnettle” .       Lamium perpureum L.: 6 very high res. images. Location: Central Park, Romford, UK Altitude: 40 m. Date: 10 February 2022 Habit : Wild There is an excellent well-illustrated 202 page PDF on all the Lamium taxa on this URL that may be of interest – http://bot.biologia.unipi.it/chiavi/Lamium.pdf
By the way is ID OK ? Yes – for L. purpureum (spelling:))
If you have any other UK wild plants do let me know. (Garden plants are a different matter since I’m not a gardener!) . SK 3367 20 March 2022: 5 very high res. images. Location: Langton Garden, Romford, UK
Altitude: 15 m.
Date: 26 February 2022
Habit : Cultivated ?? Lamium ..?? Pl. check Lamium purpureum Looks different from https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/b8 ! Definitely Lamium purpureum… common name Red dead nettle. OK
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