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White deadnettle

Lamium album

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 10,123, February 7,477, March 11,714, April 18,429, May 26,572, June 28,975, July 31,005, August 26,664, September 19,576, October 14,612, November 7,985, December 6,241.
United States209,438
Alaska209,372
United Kingdom13,951
England13,275
Russia11,637
Germany4,525
Moscow3,706
Czechia2,708
Moscow Oblast1,731
France1,513

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Medicinal useListed as having medicinal use by a harvested source. This is not medical advice.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderMints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies · Lamiales
FamilyMint Family · Lamiaceae
Genusdeadnettles and archangels · Lamium

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