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White Deadnettle
Lamium album
50.8028, 4.6544
Field Notes
Description:
20-50 cm. It is a herbaceous perennial plant with green, four-angled stems. It appears superficially similar to the Stinging nettle Urtica dioica but does not sting, hence the common name "dead nettle". The superficial likeness serves to deter rabbits and other herbivores from eating it. The flowers are white, produced in whorls ('verticillasters') on the upper part of the stem, the individual flowers 1.5-2.5 cm long.
Habitat:
Here they can be found in prairies, meadows, and woods.
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Lamium album
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 19, 2011
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