Common hedge-nettle (Betonica officinalis)

Common hedge-nettle, a reference photo — Photo: Radio Tonreg from Vienna, Austria · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Betonica officinalis, common name betony is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa. Other vernacular names include wood betony, common hedgenettle, purple betony, bishopwort, or bishop's wort. Its 'Hummelo' cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Common hedge-nettle 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.

Easily confused with

Betonica hirsuta

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Betonica
Species: Betonica officinalis

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