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Lamium amplexicaule

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Lamium amplexicaule

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Also known as Henbit Dead-nettle

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

Lamium amplexicaule is a species of herbaceous plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is classified within the order Lamiales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The species is a member of the genus Lamium and is also referred to by the common names henbit deadnettle and dead nettle. Its fruit type is a nucule, and it has uses as a medicinal plant and food.

The taxon range includes China, Switzerland, Shanghai, and Fujian. Records of the species are held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums, CHAS, UTEP, NMMNHS, and CMN, with occurrences documented in Canada and the United States. The taxonomic authority for the species is Linnaeus, and its status is accepted.

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, WoRMS, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

dead nettle

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyLamiaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia
Observations recorded218,827

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
10,804
With media
8,324
Family
Lamiaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CHAS, UTEP, NMMNHS, CMN
Recorded in
Canada, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
herbaceous plant
Parent taxon
Lamium
Image
Lamium amplexicaule plant.jpg
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taxon name
Lamium amplexicaule
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Lamium amplexicaule
taxon common name
njivska mrtva kopriva
Commons gallery
Lamium amplexicaule
has fruit type
nucule
short name
L. amplexicaule
taxon author citation
L.
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Encyclopedic overview

Lamium amplexicaule, commonly known as henbit dead-nettle, is a species of Lamium native to most of Europe, Asia and northern Africa. The specific name refers to the leaves, which are amplexicaul (clasping the stem).

Description

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