Lamium purpureum
purple deadnettle
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Lamiales Family Lamiaceae – Mint family Genus Lamium L. – deadnettle Species Lamium purpureum L. – purple deadnettle |
Red Nettle
Red Deadnettle Red Archangel lamium (L) = Lamia (Gr) = "female man-eater" purpureum (L) = "purple" |
Native to Eurasia
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Leaves similar to nettle, but without stinging hairs, therefore "dead nettle"
“Archangels” old common name for this plant family. Believed to refer to clusters of small, hooded flowers that appear to be choirs of robed figures. |
Plant
Herb
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Foliage
Leaves
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Flowers
Fruit
Nutlet
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