Spotted deadnettle

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Lamium maculatum

Spotted deadnettle, a reference photo
Photo: Tomasz Kuran aka Meteor2017 · CC BY 2.5 (licence)

Lamium maculatum (also known as spotted dead-nettle, spotted henbit and purple dragon) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native throughout Europe and temperate Asia (Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, western China).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spotted deadnettle being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Lamium
Species
Lamium maculatum

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