Common name: Red Dead-nettle
Scientific name: Lamium purpureum 圓齒野芝麻, 大苞野芝麻, 寶蓋象草
Genus: Lamium 野芝麻屬
Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae 唇形科, mint or deadnettle or sage family
Remarks: The generic name Lamium is from the Greek lamia meaning ‘devouring monster’. This refers to the helmet shape (galeate 盔帽狀的) of the flower which has the appearance of open jaws. It is likely that this plant was introduced to Britain with early agriculture and evidence for it has been found in Bronze Age deposits.
Origin: Archaeophyte (established before 1500 AD). It has a European Southern-temperate distribution.
Date: 27th March
An erect plant, can reach up to 45cm.
leaves stalked
viewed from the top
corolla of 2 unequal toothed lobes
bracts bluntly toothed, stalked, resembling the leaves
corolla tube straight, longer than calyx; calyx of 5 distinct equal teeth;
stamens 4, not protruding beyond corolla, outer pair of stamens longer than the inner
A ladybird found on the plant.
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