Lamium purpureum Red dead nettle (Labiatae)

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Lamium purpureum
Red dead nettle
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The Lamium purpureum plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Labiatae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Red dead nettle.

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Latin Name:  Lamium purpureum
Common Name:  Red dead nettle
Family:  Labiatae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.3   Mature Width:  0.2

Habitat:  Roadsides, a common weed of cultivated land[17].

Edible Uses: Young leaves - raw or cooked as a potherb[2, 4, 5, 8, 54, 62, 183]. The plant is a short-lived annual, but seeds can germinate at almost any time of the year and so the leaves are often available all year round.

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